# Accident 19940820027049A: Cessna 207, Nags Head, NC, August 20, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nags Head, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9392° N, 75.6193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9392&lon=-75.6193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1670U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1670U-2003-04-14) (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 IO520F
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820027049A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. STRUCK AUTO LANDING ON ROAD. MIXTURE CABLE ROD SEPARATED. CAUSED IDLE CUTOFF.

## 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 ATL94LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA161), Aug 20, 1994: Cessna 207 (N1670U), Nags Head, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N1670U (1)

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

- [Accident 20010607011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607011799A), Jun 7, 2001: Cessna 207 (N1670U), Kill Devil Hill, NC, Destroyed. (-23)Aircraft departed ffa on a sightseeing tour, at approx. 300 feet AGL, engine lost power. Aircraft made force landing in a field, hit a sand berm and…

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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