# Accident 20040808022619A: Amtr MUSTANG2, Rainelle, WV, August 8, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2004, 13:45 local time
- Place: Rainelle, WV
- Airport: Rainelle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8581° N, 80.3994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8581&lon=-80.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91061-2005-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Giles Charles W MUSTANG II (registry code 05610QC, https://openairdocs.org/model/giles-charles-w-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANG2
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040808022619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 08, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT MUSTANG II TOOK OFF FROM RAINELE, WV (9W4) AND REACHED ALTITUDE, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, AFTER THE PILOT REDUCED THE ENGINE THROTTLE SETTING. THE PILOT STATED WHEN HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE THERE WAS NO CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN ENGINE RPM. THE PILOT ALSO STATED HE FELT LESS RESISTANCE WHEN MOVING THE THROTTLE CONTROL. HE THEN SELECTED CARBURETOR HEAT AND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS, BUT THE ENGINE NEVER REGAINED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER STRIKING A TREE AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE GROUND DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A FARMER'S FIELD. AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE OUTER AND INNER CABLE HAD OCCURRED WHICH PROHIBITED THROTTLE ADVANCEMENT.

## 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 IAD04LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA035), Aug 8, 2004: Giles Mustang II (N91061), Rainelle, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a broken throttle mechanism, which resulted in a forced landing over unsuitable terrain

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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