Mooney M20K N231KF
16 March 1992 · St. Augustine, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 March 1992 at about 00:34 local time, a Mooney M20K registered N231KF, operated by Garofalo, Joseph JR., was involved in an accident near St. Augustine, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Augustine, Florida, United States
- Coordinates
- 29.8901, -81.3107
- Aircraft
- Mooney M20K
- Registration
- N231KF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Garofalo, Joseph JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kinston → Kissimmee
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- MIA92LA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE SEPARATION OF THE SWAGE BETWEEN THE THROTTLE OUTER HOUSING AND THROTTLE CABLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE REDUCING TO IDLE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT STATED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLT AT 4,000 FEET THE ENGINE REDUCED TO IDLE POWER OVER A 30 SECOND PERIOD. MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE POWER. WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING AT AN AIRPORT THE AIRPORT COULD NOT BE REACHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DITCHED IN A SWAMP. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT INDICATED THE THROTTLE CABLE OUTER HOUSING HAD SEPARATED FROM THE THROTTLE CONTROL AT A POINT IT IS SWAGED. THIS ALLOWED THE INNER CONTROL CABLE TO FLEX AND NOT MOVE THE THROTTLE ARM. THE CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE ENGINE WAS OPERATED AFTER THE ACCIDENT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mooney M20K accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 1992 | Mooney M20K | Weston, West Virginia, United States | T and S Rentals | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Feb 1992 | Mooney M20K | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | David B. & Elisabeth Fraser | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 1992 | Mooney M20K | Stanley, Idaho, United States | Horsley, George H. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1992 | Mooney M20K | Orange, Virginia, United States | Rouben Yedigarian | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1992 | Mooney M20K | Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, United States | Baldwin, Mark | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 1991 | Mooney M20K | Knox, Indiana, United States | Northern Harvest Furniture, Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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