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Is Two safer than One? No!
Is Two safer than One? No!
Date
NTSB No
Registration
Fatalities
Injuries
FAR 135/ commercial
Day/
night
night
Cloud base ft.
Visibility
st miles
st miles
Comment
06/09/90
F
0
0
No
Day
1000
Cruise; engine not running properly; landing in the country not properly conducted; France. Socata development prototype. Not relevant to aircraft in service.
10/12/02
N
0
0
No
Day
Serial No. 112. IFSD at FL 290; aircraft landed safely at Champaign (I11.) airport. Problem corrected by SBP & WC 14261.
24/04/03
ATL03FA082
N705QD
1
0
No
Pilot reported a ‘runaway engine’ on approach & elected to shutdown the engine. Aircraft hit a telephone pole & then the ground, bursting into flames ½ mile short of R/W 18, Downtown Airport, Mobile, Ala. Improper installation of the power control linkage on the engine FCU, loss of power lever control. Pilot failed to follow emergency procedures.
Table 5.0 Loss of power events: EADS Socata TMB-700
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