From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: during cruise flight on 09-18-97, the pilot of N4903F reported that he was unable to obtain power when he tried to advance the throttle. The aircraft was landed in a field 11 miles north of Longview, Texas with no injuries to occupants or damage to the aircraft. Subsequent investigation revealed the throttle shaft had seized in the carb causing the carb to remain at a reduced power setting. The flight was being conducted for pilot training by the FAR 141 certificate holder.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING CRUISE FLIGHT ON 09-18-97, THE PILOT OF N4903F REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN POWER WHEN HE TRIED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED IN A FIELD 11 MILES NORTH OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS WITH NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE SHAFT HAD SEIZED IN THE CARB CAUSING THE CARB TO REMAIN AT A REDUCED POWER SETTING. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR PILOT TRAINING BY THE FAR 141 CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
Other reports on N4903F · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.