# Incident 19811104085969I: Cessna 402C, Casper, WY, November 4, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona International
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8421° N, 106.3213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casper, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8421&lon=-106.3213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67872 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 402C
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811104085969I

## Narrative

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

LEFT THROTTLE JAMMED DURING START OF DESCENT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED OK. THROTTLE CABLE BENT IN NACELLE AREA.

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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