ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360618
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| Date: | Sunday 10 April 1994 |
| Time: | 11:35 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Petersons Air Rental, Inc. |
| Registration: | N1395T |
| MSN: | 28R7235277 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5438 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | River Ranch, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KTMB) |
| Kissimmee, FL (KISM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA INSPECTORS INDICATED THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL CONTROL DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE LINKAGE CONNECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECIEVED A 100-HOUR INSPECTION 11 DAYS, 8 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER INSPECTION OF THE WORN THROTTLE LINKAGE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LINKAGE BECOMING DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE LOSING POWER. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA94LA117
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 09:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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