- Date
- May 9, 1993, 12:04 local (16:04 UTC)
- Place
- Peapack, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N80PHHockenbury Bowers FLY Baby
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930509012579A
- Case key
- 11936
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Probable cause
The failure of the throttle valve actuating arm which resulted in partial opening of the throttle valve. A factor related to the accident was the unsuitable terrain available for landing.
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.
Analysis
While at cruise, the airplane's engine lost partial power. The pilot reported that he applied carburetor heat and checked the oil temperature and pressure. The engine did not regain power. The pilot attempted to make a forced landing in a yard below the airplane's flight path but during the approach to landing, the airplane collided with trees. The airplane fell to the ground and came to rest inverted. Post accident examination of the airplane did not reveal any airframe anomalies. The engine was dismantled and examined. Examination of the carburetor revealed that the throttle valve actuating arm, which was fastened to the throttle shaft, was loose and therefore would not open the throttle valve fully.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80PH
- Reported as
- Hockenbury Bowers FLY Baby (BOWERS FLY)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 3934
- Airframe hours
- 409
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Hockenbury
- Registered owner
- Peter Hockenbury
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1991 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- N12 · Lakewood Arpt, NJ
- Destination
- N07 · Lincoln Park, NJ
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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 587 total · 402 in this make and model · 512 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NWK, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.