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Randy Tredo MUSTANG II N78RT

8 June 1986 · Ocala, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 June 1986 at about 17:10 local time, a Randy Tredo MUSTANG II registered N78RT was involved in an accident near Ocala, Florida, 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 17:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Ocala, Florida, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Randy Tredo MUSTANG II
Registration
N78RT
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ocala → Opa Locka
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA86LA174

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 PLT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF HE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND UPON LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD THE GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENG REVEALED THAT THE BUTTERFLY VALVE IN THE CARBURETOR HEAT BOX BROKE OFF AND SLID BACK INTO THE CARBURETOR OPENING AND BLOCKED THE AIRFLOW, CAUSING THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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