NTSB NYC88LA130 — 1988-04-25 · NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, United States

Current FAA registration · N4528V

Make / Model: BEECH 35
Year of manufacture: 1948 · 40 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19560505
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A57D0E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4528V Beech 35 None

Factual narrative

DURING ENGINE START THE THROTTLE JAMMED IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION AND COULD NOT BE PULLED BACK TO THE IDLE POSITION TO RETARD THE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ROLLING AND COLLIDED WITH AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED AIRCRAFT. EXAMINATION OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM REVEALED A NUT THAT HAD NOT BEEN SAFETIED HAD BACKED OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_NYC88LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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