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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Hughes 269C-1 · Titusville, FL · November 6, 2008

Date
November 6, 2008 · 01:35 local
Place
Titusville, FL
Airport
Space Coast Regional
Phase of flight
Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1713S
Reported as
Hughes 269C1
Reported engine
Lycoming HIO360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total400 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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.

On 11-06-2008 at approximitly 0135 zulu, while operating at night VFR, N1713S, switzer 300, lost power and landed on a city street in Titusville, Florida, 2 onboarb, no injuries and no damage to the aircraft. Inspectors from this office conducted an investigation on 11-10-2008, and determined that a throttle linkage at failed, leaving the engine to operate at an intermediate power setting. The instructor stated that rather attempt to return to the Titusville airport (tix), he would have a controlled landing on the street below. The aircraft was undamaged and the crew unharmed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11-06-2008 AT APPROXIMITLY 0135 ZULU, WHILE OPERATING AT NIGHT VFR, N1713S, SWITZER 300, LOST POWER AND LANDED ON A CITY STREET IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, 2 ONBOARB, NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION ON 11-10-2008, AND DETERMINED THAT A THROTTLE LINKAGE AT FAILED, LEAVING THE ENGINE TO OPERATE AT AN INTERMEDIATE POWER SETTING. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT RATHER ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE TITUSVILLE AIRPORT (TIX), HE WOULD HAVE A CONTROLLED LANDING ON THE STREET BELOW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDAMAGED AND THE CREW UNHARMED.