# Accident 20130825016839A: Pauls Mark C RV-7A, NY, August 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: NY
- Airport: Cortland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5925° N, 76.2147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5925&lon=-76.2147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pauls Mark C RV-7A (registry code 05627LZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/pauls-mark-c-rv-7a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17045, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAULS MARK C RV-7A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825016839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IS THE HOLDER OF A REPAIRMAN CERTIFICATE. PILOT INSTALLED THE ENGINE TWO DAYS EARLIER. PILOT DID NOT INSTALL COTTER PIN (18) AS PER PARTS CATALOG MANUAL.  THROTTLE LEVER(17) BECAME JAMMED AND THROTTLE CONTROL FAILED TO RESPOND.

## 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 ERA13CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA375), Aug 25, 2013: Mark C Pauls RV-7A (N411AK), Cortland, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during go-around due to incorrect maintenance of the fuel system by the pilot/builder.

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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