Re the 'unsuccessful take-off' at Winslow...
I had a look at the NTSB website to see if they'd published their final report on the incident.
There's hardly more information than was contained within the Preliminary Report.
It appears that the NTSB did not send an investigator to the site, nor were the engine or systems examined over there to determine the cause of
the unexplained "sudden loss of power".
Aside from noting the weather conditions at the time and the runway orientation and dimensions (7100ft x 150ft), the only things of interest were that
the intended flight to Phoenix was listed as 'Private' and the reason for the trip was 'Personal'.
The Conclusion relies on TCT's account of what happened.
Danny42C had, earlier in this thread, suggested that, in light of his experience with PT-17s, the prop could have inadvertently, prematurely
been knocked into coarse pitch.
I'm aware that TCT had initially claimed that the FBO had provided them with crook fuel. For some reason, she didn't mention that again.
Has anybody heard anything more that would account for the claimed 300rpm drop?
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Last edited by Stanwell; 13th Jul 2016 at 21:14.