# Incident 19870617065489I: Cessna 207, Wells, MN, June 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1987, 08:26 local time
- Place: Wells, MN
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AFEA
- Location: 43.7432° N, 93.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wells, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7432&lon=-93.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519SA-1991-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 207 (registry code 2073602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 575 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870617065489I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST THROTTLE CONTROL DURING CRUISE BUT SAFELY LANDED USING MIXTURE. THROTTLE ARM BROKEN AT LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N519SA (2)

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

- [Incident 19871109074419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109074419I), Nov 9, 1987: Cessna 207 (N519SA), Evan, MN. Loud noise in engine. Precautionary landing in a field. Number 2 cylinder departed from engine due to a broken bolt
- [Incident 19860324051439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860324051439I), Mar 24, 1986: Cessna 207 (N519SA), Cloverton, MN. Engine lost RPM and seized. Landed without damage on a road. Crankshaft had separated through NR4 cheek.

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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