- Date
- April 25, 1986, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Airy, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N27529Taylorcraft BLT-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 7093
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Throttle/power lever,cable - looseCause
Maintenance,inspection - not obtainedFactor
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The pilot stated that the engine lost power to idle RPM followed by a forced landing in trees. Examination of the aircraft determined that a snap ring which held the throttle cable housing in place in the instrument panel came loose. Without the snap ring the throttle cable flexed instead of actuating the carburetor throttle lever. The result was that the engine RPM could not be controlled and the engine ran at idle power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27529
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BLT-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2171
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-145-B2, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Newell E. Baker, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1984
- Departed
- Pilot Mountain, NC
- Airport
- MWK · Mount Airy-Surry County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,805 total · 218 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT, 25 nm away