Event FTW86LA160

1986-09-01 SWEETWATER, Texas, United States Airport · SWW None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N4563N

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING E75

Engine

P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19860520

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A58B34

Registrant of record

MOHAMED EMAN Z

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4563N Boeing E75 None

Factual narrative

WHILE THE ACFT WAS IN CRUISE FLT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE POWER. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A CLEARING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE INTENDED AREA. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH LOW MESQUITE TREES, DAMAGING THE LANDING GEAR & WINGS. AN EXAM OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGE REVEALED A COTTER PIN WAS MISSING WHICH ALLOWED THE THROTTLE CONTROL TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_FTW86LA160.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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