# Accident 19890717022549A: Beech V35TC, Charlottesville, VA, July 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1989, 21:17 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0896° N, 78.5601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0896&lon=-78.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118FC-1993-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech V35 (registry code 1151538, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH V35TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717022549A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE DISCONNECTED AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. CRASHED IN WOODS SHORT OF AIRPORT. ASSEMBLY WAS BADLY WORN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO89FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA060), Jul 18, 1989: Beech V35TC (N118FC), Charlottesville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE THROTTLE AND VARIABLE ABSOLUTE CONTROLLER ASSEMBLIES BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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