# Incident 19830831053869I: Beech 200BEECH, Charleston, WV, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 10:42 local time
- Place: Charleston, WV
- Airport: Charleston
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3498&lon=-81.6326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 200BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A41
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831053869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER FOR LANDING CUT POWER WITH CONDITION LEVER LOOSE BREATHER DUCT CLAMP JAMMED THE MIXING ROD.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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