Grumman FM-2 accident near Woodburn, Indiana, July 22, 1994
On July 22, 1994 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Grumman FM-2, registered L1PP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Woodburn, Indiana. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the total failure of the throttle linkage arm.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 22, 1994 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Woodburn, Indiana · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman FM-2 · all FM-2s on the register
- Registration
- L1PP · no longer on the register · serial 86581
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE AT CRUISE FLIGHT THE WORLD WAR TWO VINTAGE FIGHTER'S ENGINE POWER WENT FROM A CRUISE SETTING TO IDLE. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A CORN FIELD. DURING THE ON-SCENE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE, ITS THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM ITS THREADED BALL JOINT ATTACHMENT END.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,400 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 85 in the last 90 days; 35 in the last 30 days; 2,060 as pilot in command; 10 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,108 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 17, 1994; 19 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Wright R-1820-56AS (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Kalamazoo Aviation History
The flight
- Departed from: A20 Kalamazoo MI at 8:00 pm
- Destination: DAY Dayton OH
- Flight plan: not recorded
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,000 ft; not recorded at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:38 pm from FWA, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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