19831113057069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5A · Fitchburg, MA · November 13, 1983

Date
November 13, 1983 · 16:20 local
Place
Fitchburg, MA
Airport
Fitchburg
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26445
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA027
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total92 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Throttle verier control swage did not hold conduit in place. Power backed off causing crash.

As the FAA filed it

THROTTLE VERIER CONTROL SWAGE DID NOT HOLD CONDUIT IN PLACE. POWER BACKED OFF CAUSING CRASH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.