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.
Burlington, VT (btv): N28296, AA5, declared an emergency due to a throttle control failure. Aircraft landed on runway 33 and taxied to
Taxiway bravo where it was towed to the ramp. Maintenance inspection revealed that the nut securing the throttle cable to the carburetor control arm was missing.
As the FAA filed it
BURLINGTON, VT (BTV): N28296, AA5, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO A THROTTLE CONTROL FAILURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33 AND TAXIED TO
TAXIWAY BRAVO WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NUT SECURING THE THROTTLE CABLE TO THE CARBURETOR CONTROL ARM WAS MISSING.