Cresap EARLY BIRD JENNY N12JN
25 August 1996 · Kersey, Colorado, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 25 August 1996 at about 18:00 local time, a Cresap EARLY BIRD JENNY registered N12JN was involved in an accident near Kersey, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kersey, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.3791, -104.5600
- Aircraft
- Cresap EARLY BIRD JENNY
- Registration
- N12JN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Raymer → Erie
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW96LA360
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Failure of the throttle linkage. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said the throttle linkage broke while the airplane was in cruise flight. Engine power dropped to idle and the pilot was forced to land in a hay field. During the forced landing, the airplane collided with bales of hay and a pivot sprinkler.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1996 | Piper PA28-151 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 6 Jan 1996 | Learjet 60 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 12 Jan 1996 | Piper PA-28-181 | Collbran, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |