SEA81DYE09

NTSB accident investigation · Bakeng Duce · Issaquah, WA · December 28, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 28, 1980
Place
Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N54BMBakeng Duce
Status
Completed · report January 29, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801228078559I
Case key
127565

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3381  80/12/28   ISSAQUAH,WA         BAKENG DUCE         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 195
        TIME - 1020                    N54BM               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ISSAQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- THROTTLE INTERCONNECT BETWEEN FRONT & REAR QUADRANT CAME LOOSE.PLT IN REAR SEAT.

Aircraft

Registration
N54BM
Reported as
Bakeng Duce
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Issaquah

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.