# Incident 19890329020339I: Cessna P206B, West Palm Beach, FL, March 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1989, 10:15 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7804° N, 80.0599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7804&lon=-80.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4740F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4740F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna P206B (registry code 2073309, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206B
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890329020339I

## Narrative

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

NO RESPONSE FROM THROTTLE AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. LANDED IN FIELD. THROTTLE CONTROL ARM WAS WORN.

## 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 MIA89IA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA118), Mar 29, 1989: Cessna P206B (N4740F), West Palm Beach, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY POOR MAINTENANCE.

## Other reports on N4740F (2)

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

- [Incident 20050709013849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050709013849I), Jul 9, 2005: Cessna P206B (N4740F), New Castle, PA. (-23) According to a statement from a fellow jumper, [privacy data omitted] aircraft exit, parachute deployment, and descent were all normal, but he extended…
- [Incident 19930327010339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930327010339I), Mar 27, 1993: Cessna P206C (N4740F), Frankfort, IN, 1 fatal. Jumper attempted to deploy main chute. Did not deploy. Reserve chute opened. Became entangled with main chute.

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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