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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Graford, TX · May 26, 1992

Date
May 26, 1992 · 09:40 local
Place
Graford, TX
Airport
Possum Kingdom Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9742E
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW92LA141
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,264 total12 in this make and model33 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.

Loose throttle jam nut caused disconnect and power to idle. Force landed in lake short of airport trying to return.

As the FAA filed it

LOOSE THROTTLE JAM NUT CAUSED DISCONNECT AND POWER TO IDLE. FORCE LANDED IN LAKE SHORT OF AIRPORT TRYING TO RETURN.

NTSB investigation

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