Keuthan BUCCANEER II N9110T
17 July 2003 · Pell City, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 July 2003 at about 00:45 local time, a Keuthan BUCCANEER II registered N9110T, operated by Charles B. Sapp, was involved in an accident near Pell City, Alabama, United States. 2 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pell City, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.5639, -86.2472
- Aircraft
- Keuthan BUCCANEER II
- Registration
- N9110T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles B. Sapp
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pell City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL03LA109
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The failure of the throttle cable due to fatigue resulting in a loss of engine power. Factor were uphill rough and uneven terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was in cruise flight when the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. An engine restart was unsuccessful and a forced landing was made to an open field which ran up slope. Examination of the airplane revealed the throttle cable had broken and the left main landing gear had separated. Further examination of the throttle cable by the NTSB Materials Laboratory revealed the cable had failed in fatigue.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Keuthan BUCCANEER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2012 | Keuthan BUCCANEER II | Granite Quarry, North Carolina, United States | Cecil D Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1993 | Keuthan BUCCANEER II | Cocoa, Florida, United States | Keuthan, Charles J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Keuthan BUCCANEER II | Coden, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2003 | Cessna 150G | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Daniel A. Wolcott | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hamilton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-28R | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2003 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | Mark Gregory Etheredge | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2003 | Sabreliner NA-265-60 | Birminghham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 2003 | Long 2000 | Brewton, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |