19881030048559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Hilton Island, SC · October 30, 1988

Date
October 30, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
Hilton Island, SC
Airport
Hilton Head Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1275U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA021
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
124 total88 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power on climbout. Nosed over in a swamp landing. Throttle cable housing allowed throttle malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN A SWAMP LANDING. THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING ALLOWED THROTTLE MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.