# Accident 20081126853089A: Anders CORBENACED, Bessemer City, NC, November 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bessemer City, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3672° N, 81.3553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3672&lon=-81.3553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13LL-2009-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Anderson Louis CORBEN ACE D (registry code 00301JN, https://openairdocs.org/model/anderson-louis-corben-ace-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANDERS CORBENACED
- Reported engine: CONT A658
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 4 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081126853089A

## Narrative

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

N13LL DEPARTED MAUNEY AIRSTRIP IN BESSERMER CITY, NC AFTER SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S THE ENGINE LOSS POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TOP OF TREES ABOUT 75' TALL AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 100' FROM THOSE TREES APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE AIRSTRIP. IMPACT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER AND THE ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED DURING DESCENT THROUGH THE TREES. ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME AFTER IMPACT (BASED ON PICTURES). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING EXTRACTION OF THE PILOT. THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED DURING IMPACT BUT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF AMPLE FUEL. NO SIGNS OF IN-FLIGHT OR POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA09LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA072), Nov 26, 2008: Leroy Lakey Corben ACE (N13LL), Cherryville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A throttle control malfunction during initial climb, as reported by the pilot.

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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