ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360444
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| Date: | Sunday 22 May 1994 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Ercoupe 415D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N93763 |
| MSN: | 1086 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1757 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL C-90-12F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boynton Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND, HE INADVERTENTLY PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL INSTEAD OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL. AFTER REALIZING HIS MISTAKE HE PUSHED IN THE MIXTURE CONTROL BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRSTRIP HE CRASHED INTO A CANAL SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE MIXTURE CONTROL ARM AT THE CARBURETOR EXPLAINING THE LACK OF ENGINE RESPONSE.
Probable Cause: INADVERTENT USE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SEPARATION OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE FROM THE CARBURETOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA147
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 07:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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