ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367166
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Date: | Thursday 12 April 1990 |
Time: | 09:30 LT |
Type: | Aeronca 7AC |
Owner/operator: | College Of The Ozarks |
Registration: | N84055 |
MSN: | 30586 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2928 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Branson, MO -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. AT FIRST IT WAS A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER FINALLY TERMINATING AT IDLE RPM. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT THE PILOT SELECTED A FIELD THAT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND WAS DAMAGED. A POST-IMPACT EXAM OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE LINKAGE. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PERFORMED JUST 2 HOURS PREVIOUS TO THE OCCURRANCE.
Probable Cause: A DISCONNECTED THROTTLE LINKAGE THAT WAS INADEQUATELY INSPECTED.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MKC90LA084 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MKC90LA084
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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