What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
-On 05/27/2026 accident aircraft departed airport on a maintenance ferry flight.
-The aircraft arrived at destination airport and accident pilot reported botched landing and attempted a go-around.
-Accident pilot reported the aircraft initially powered up on the go-around and engine rolled back to idle.
-Accident pilot reported aircraft initially gained 50 feet of altitude before loss of engine power and was able to land in a field off airport.
-After engine cowling removed determined throttle cable had become detached from throttle linkage. Note the attaching hardware was not installed.
As the FAA filed it
-ON 05/27/2026 ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AIRPORT ON A MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT.
-THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION AIRPORT AND ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED BOTCHED LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND.
-ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY POWERED UP ON THE GO-AROUND AND ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE.
-ACCIDENT PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT INITIALLY GAINED 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE BEFORE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND WAS ABLE TO LAND IN A FIELD OFF AIRPORT.
-AFTER ENGINE COWLING REMOVED DETERMINED THROTTLE CABLE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM THROTTLE LINKAGE. NOTE THE ATTACHING HARDWARE WAS NOT INSTALLED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.