Incident report
Schweizer 269C crash near Ormond beach, Florida, United States
unknown2017-02-21
Summary
The separation of the throttle cableโs outer housing from the inner housing at the throttle linkage while at a high-power setting, which prevented the pilot from being able to control the throttle and execute a proper landing flare and resulted in a hard landing.
Incident details
Date
2017-02-21
Location
Ormond beach, Florida, United States
Aircraft
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL โ29.3019, -81.1139
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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