# Accident 19771013042589A: Cessna 207, Atlanta, GA, October 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1977
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91048, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91048-2011-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771013042589A

## Narrative

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

THROTTLE CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERLOAD TORSIONAL SEPARATION,ENG AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO FLT IDLE.

## 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 MIA78FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA003), Oct 13, 1977: Cessna 207 (N91048), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N91048 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800413049319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800413049319I), Apr 13, 1980: Cessna 207 (N91048), Unadilla, GA. Pilot landed off airport on a dirt strip. Set cockpit on fire then left. Drug found aboard. Pilot arrested.
- [Incident 19780825038939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825038939I), Aug 25, 1978: Cessna 207 (N91048), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off runway after nose gear fork split.

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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