Mosley High School ACRO-SPORT #1 N3783G

Summary

On 22 July 1984 at about 16:45 local time, a Mosley High School ACRO-SPORT #1 registered N3783G was involved in an accident near Panama City, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1984 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Panama City, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Sandy Creek Airpark

Coordinates

30.1992, -85.5109

Aircraft

Mosley High School ACRO-SPORT #1

Registration

N3783G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84LA207

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT INADVERTANTLY SHUT OFF THE MIXTURE WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE FOR LANDING. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS LATER ADVANCED THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PLT TOOK NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING SHORT OF THE ARPT. THE PLT DID SUGGEST THAT THE MIXTURE AND THROTTLE BE FURTHER SEPARATED AND DIFFERENTIATED TO HELP AVOID THIS SITUATION AND THAT OTHER PLT/OWNERS/BUILDERS BE ADVISED OF THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.