19860106000239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Charlotte, NC · January 6, 1986

Date
January 6, 1986 · 23:17 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Douglas Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FMDA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N47KB
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA050
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,261 total60 in this make and model309 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.

Right engine did not produce full power. Aborted takeoff, struck a dirt pile. Found a bind in throttle cable.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. ABORTED TAKEOFF, STRUCK A DIRT PILE. FOUND A BIND IN THROTTLE CABLE.

NTSB investigation

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