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FTW88DPA02

1987-12-27 · GAINESVILLE, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GLE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO A THROTTLE CABLE WHICH FAILED DURING FLIGHT. HE THEN MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE BEFORE INITIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN AIRPORT. HE LOST EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE DURING THE TURN WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, INITIAL CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW88DPA02.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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