ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233238
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 February 2020 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415-C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3437H |
| MSN: | 4062 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1749 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C-85 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Torrance Airport (TOA/KTOA), Los Angeles County, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torrance Airport, CA (TOA/KTOA) |
| Torrance Airport, CA (TOA/KTOA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the pilot was conducting touch-and-go takeoffs and landings, the airplane's engine lost partial power about 200 ft above ground level and began surging. The pilot performed a 90° left turn to land on a taxiway. After touchdown, the airplane veered left and collided with two parked airplanes.
Examination revealed that manipulation of the throttle control in the cockpit did not correspond with the complete butterfly valve deflection in the throttle body. The limited motion of the throttle cable was likely the result of the movement of the cable's outer housing (sheath) and/or loose rigging resulting in the cable bowing.
Probable Cause: The partial loss of power due to a malfunction of the throttle cable, which limited movement of the throttle body.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20LA094
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3437H
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Feb-2020 23:14 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 25-Feb-2020 23:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Feb-2020 23:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Feb-2020 23:57 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2020 00:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Feb-2020 02:04 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2020 15:32 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 19-Jun-2021 20:03 | aaronwk | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Jul-2022 14:36 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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