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NYC85LA055

1985-01-20 · ENDICOTT, New York, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N17

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT THE ENG RPM DROPPED TO IDLE WHEN HE MADE HIS SECOND PWR REDUCTION ON DOWNWIND IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. THE THROTTLE COULD NOT BE PUSHED IN WHEN AN ATTEMPT TO ADD PWR WAS MADE. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE RWY AND CAME TO REST APRX 320 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY. CAUSE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL MALFUNCTION WAS NOT DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA055.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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