Taylorcraft BLT-65 N27529
25 April 1986 · Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1986 at about 19:40 local time, a Taylorcraft BLT-65 registered N27529, operated by Newell E. Baker, JR., was involved in an accident near Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mount Airy-Surry County (MWK)
- Coordinates
- 36.5005, -80.6091
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft BLT-65
- Registration
- N27529
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Newell E. Baker, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pilot Mountain → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL86LA118
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER TO IDLE RPM FOLLOWED BY A FORCED LANDING IN TREES. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THAT A SNAP RING WHICH HELD THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING IN PLACE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME LOOSE. WITHOUT THE SNAP RING THE THROTTLE CABLE FLEXED INSTEAD OF ACTUATING THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE LEVER. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE ENGINE RPM COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED AND THE ENGINE RAN AT IDLE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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