ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364233
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| Date: | Thursday 21 November 1991 |
| Time: | 22:40 LT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-1C |
| Owner/operator: | Gluck, Brion |
| Registration: | N9783U |
| MSN: | AA1C-0121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lantana, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boca Raton, FL (KBCT) |
| Lantana, FL (KLNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE POWER DROPPED TO 1200 RPM AND COULD NOT BE RESTORED. DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A CITY STREET AT NIGHT THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TWO VEHICLES. POSTCRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE NUT WHICH ATTACHES THE THROTTLE LINKAGE TO THE CARBURETOR WAS MISSING AND THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED 20 FLIGHT HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.
Probable Cause: THE IMPROPER MAINTENANCE ASSEMBLY AND INSPECTION OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WHICH RESULTED IN THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BECOMING DISCONNECTED IN FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA033
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 12:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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