NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW86FA060
Registry · N25CE
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 690B
Year of manufacture
1977 · 9 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
11 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20000808
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2555C
Registrant of record
KOY DEAN R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LEVELING OFF FROM CLIMB WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PROP RUNAWAY. HE OBSERVED OIL STREAMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT COULD NOT FEATHER. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WITH A WINDMILLING PROP, HE PERFORMED A GEAR UP EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE DESERT. TEARDOWNS WERE PERFORMED, BUT THE EVIDENCE HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THE ORIGIN OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT DISCOVERED. THE OPERATOR SUBSEQUENTLY SURRENDERED HIS PART 121 CERTIFICATE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1986_FTW86FA060.txt.
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