# Accident 19731217039719A: Cessna 207, Troy, AL, December 17, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Troy, AL
- Airport: Troy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 31.8020° N, 85.9671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8020&lon=-85.9671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91061-1977-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,521 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217039719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED AND PILOT MADE ENGINE OUT LDG.CABLE BKN APRX 1/2 IN INSIDE CABLE HOUSING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DKJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ36), Dec 17, 1973: Cessna 207 (N91061), Troy, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91061 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760817041999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817041999A), Aug 17, 1976: Cessna 207 (N91061), East Troy, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Blood alcohol level 145MG percent.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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