- Date
- September 1, 1986, 19:35 local (Sep 2, 1986, 00:35 UTC)
- Place
- Sweetwater, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4563NBoeing E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860901043469A
- Case key
- 22084
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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.
Analysis
While the acft was in cruise flt, the engine suddenly went to idle power. The plt attempted to land in a clearing, but was unable to reach the intended area. During the landing, the acft collided with low mesquite trees, damaging the landing gear & wings. An exam of the throttle linkage revealed a cotter pin was missing which allowed the throttle control to become disconnected.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4563N
- Reported as
- Boeing E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-8369
- Airframe hours
- 8,992
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Benjamin B. Turner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1986
- Departed
- SWW · Sweetwater, TX
- Airport
- SWW · Sweetwater
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,200 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.