Engineering & Research 415-C N94305

Summary

On 26 April 2013 at about 00:00 local time, a Engineering & Research 415-C registered N94305 was involved in an accident near Little Falls, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 April 2013 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Little Falls, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Little Falls/Morrison County (LXL)

Coordinates

45.9494, -94.3469

Aircraft

Engineering & Research 415-C

Registration

N94305

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Little Falls → Little Falls

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA262

2 people had minor injuries.

The failure of the airplane's throttle cable.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing takeoffs and landings when the accident occurred. He said that on one of the landings, when the airplane was on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern, the engine went to idle. The pilot attempted to land the airplane on the runway, but the airplane struck a fence short of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed that the outer flexible sheath of the throttle cable came loose from the crimped metal sleeve, which was part of the instrument panel fitting. Movement of the cockpit throttle control would not actuate the throttle arm of the carburetor. Records indicated that the airplane was manufactured in 1946 and the throttle cable appeared to be original. No entry indicating replacement of the cable was found in the airplane's maintenance records.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.