Ellis VARI-EZE N547EZ

Summary

On 6 September 1986 at about 17:26 local time, a Ellis VARI-EZE registered N547EZ was involved in an accident near Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 September 1986 at 17:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Wilkes County (IKB)

Coordinates

36.1408, -81.1600

Aircraft

Ellis VARI-EZE

Registration

N547EZ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gallipolis → Camden

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86LA248

1 person had minor injuries.

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

PLT SAID HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND DUE TO OTHER ACFT ON THE RWY. WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE POWER. PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN CORN FIELD AT END OF RWY. ON LANDING ROLL ACFT NOSED OVER INVERTED. LATER EXAM OF ENGINE SHOWED THROTTLE ARM WORN WHICH WEDGED ARM IN IDLE POSITION. THROTTLE SPRING COULD NOT OVERCOME WEDGED POSITION TO PULL THROTTLE ARM TO FULLY OPEN POSITION. PLT ACC REPORT NOT COMPLETE FOR FLT TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.