- Date
- February 1, 1984, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4096BBellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840201001849A
- Case key
- 16329
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Analysis
The plt noticed the throttle sticking on takeoff and tried to abort the takeoff but the throttle was binding. The acft tookoff at a below normal speed and had to be landed. Subsequently, the acft impacted the ground & several trees. An engineer said the throttle friction should have been noticeable to the plt for some time prior to the accident. A mechanic said the cable is suppose to be inspected on the annual inspection for 'freedom of movement'. The last annual was aprx 8 mos before the accident.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4096B
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 76-30833
- Airframe hours
- 1,679
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-KIA, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Orr
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 3, 1983
- Destination
- E01 · Monahanas, TX
- Airport
- SAF · Santa Fe Co., runway 33, 6,297 × 100 ft, dirt
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,981 total · 1,594 in this make and model · 1,981 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.