ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155607
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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 2013 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  ERCO 415-C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N94305 |
| MSN: | 1528 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1300 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Little Falls/Morrison County Airport - KLXL, Little Falls, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Little Falls, MN (LXL) |
| Little Falls, MN (LXL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was performing takeoffs and landings when the accident occurred. He said that on one of the landings, when the airplane was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine went to idle. The pilot attempted to land the airplane on the runway, but the airplane struck a fence short of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the outer flexible sheath of the throttle cable came loose from the crimped metal sleeve, which was part of the instrument panel fitting. Movement of the cockpit throttle control would not actuate the throttle arm of the carburetor. Records indicated that the airplane was manufactured in 1946 and the throttle cable appeared to be original. No entry indicating replacement of the cable was found in the airplane's maintenance records.
Probable Cause: The failure of the airplane's throttle cable.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2013 03:54 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Nov-2017 10:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2017 11:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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