- Date
- September 6, 1986, 13:26 local (17:26 UTC)
- Place
- Wilkesboro, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N547EZEllis VARI-EZE
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860906045089A
- Case key
- 7184
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt said he attempted to make a go around due to other acft on the rwy. When throttle was advanced engine remained at idle power. Plt elected to land in corn field at end of rwy. On landing roll acft nosed over inverted. Later exam of engine showed throttle arm worn which wedged arm in idle position. Throttle spring could not overcome wedged position to pull throttle arm to fully open position. Plt acc report not complete for flt time.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N547EZ
- Reported as
- Ellis VARI-EZE
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 228
- Airframe hours
- 175
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James W. Coleman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1986 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- Gallipolis, OH
- Destination
- CDN · Camden, SC
- Airport
- IKB · Wilkes County, runway 24, 4,250 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Flight hours
- 10 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.