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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M20C · Ftlauderdale, FL · August 7, 2001

Date: August 7, 2001 · 15:46 local
Place: Ftlauderdale, FL
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N78933
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA01LA210
Reported as: Mooney M20C

N78933Registration cancelled Aug 7, 2006 · Mooney M20CS/N 1967 · Built 1961 Airframe modelMooney M20C Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed fxe at about 1943L. The pilot started losing power. He turned the boost pump off, then on and power was further reduced. Pumped the throttles a couple times, leaned the mixture, then full rich -nothing helped to return the engine to full power. He landed andrews avenue and cypress creek road intersection. Investigation at fxe revealed the throttle cable separted from the shaft at the carburetor with no evidence it had been secured with the required safety-wire (AD 720605).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FXE AT ABOUT 1943L. THE PILOT STARTED LOSING POWER. HE TURNED THE BOOST PUMP OFF, THEN ON AND POWER WAS FURTHER REDUCED. PUMPED THE THROTTLES A COUPLE TIMES, LEANED THE MIXTURE, THEN FULL RICH -NOTHING HELPED TO RETURN THE ENGINE TO FULL POWER. HE LANDED ANDREWS AVENUE AND CYPRESS CREEK ROAD INTERSECTION. INVESTIGATION AT FXE REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE SEPARTED FROM THE SHAFT AT THE CARBURETOR WITH NO EVIDENCE IT HAD BEEN SECURED WITH THE REQUIRED SAFETY-WIRE (AD 720605).

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA01LA210Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe failure of the mechanic who installed the carburetor after overhaul to safety the throttle linkage at the carburetor per an Airworthiness Directive resulting in separation of the throttle linkage and subsequent partial loss of engine power. Contributing…Aug 7, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78933 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19800502043889IFinal Approach · Ft Lauderdale, FLRan out of fuel and landed short of runway.May 2, 1980 · Minor damage