ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45529
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| Date: | Thursday 13 June 2002 |
| Time: | 18:45 |
| Type: |  Pietenpol Air Camper |
| Owner/operator: | Larry D. Harrison |
| Registration: | N7224X |
| MSN: | 003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 239 hours |
| Engine model: | General Motors L4, 2.0 liter |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bainbridge, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bainbridge, GA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Shortly after takeoff and climb, at an altitude of about 300 feet, the pilot noticed the passenger in the front seat turn around in his seat to look backwards, and almost simultaneously the throttle came to idle and would not respond. The pilot said that it appeared that the front seat passenger had "...apparently used the connecting throttle linkage for a hand hold and broke or disconnected it" from the seat in the rear cockpit. With no power and almost at stall speed the pilot leveled off and crashed straight ahead into a wooded area. During the examination of the wreckage, it could not be ascertained whether the throttle was jammed or disconnected, due to impact damage, and the demolished condition of the airplane.
Probable Cause: a loss of power due to the passenger's inadvertent deactivation and restricting the movement of the throttle, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020617X00895&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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