# Accident 20060112000749A: Cessna 206CESSNA, Lexington, KY, January 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2006, 14:55 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N308M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N308M-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 206 (registry code 2073302, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206CESSNA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 35 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060112000749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/12/2006 N308M A CESSNA 206 SERIAL #2060092 CONTACTED LEX AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL @ 14:54 LOCAL TIME AND INFORMED THEM OF ENGINE POWER LOSS AND COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. PILOT REPORTED THE THROTTLE CABLE COMING OUT TOO FAR AFT INTO THE CABIN AND ATTEMPT TO PUSH BACK IN WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO HOLDS PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY ^. THE GPS COORDINATES PROVIDED BY THE LEXINGTON POLICE FOR TOUCHDOWN WAS N38-03.727 W 084-32.256 AND FINAL REST N 38-03.641 W 084-32.246.

## 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 NYC06LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA054), Jan 12, 2006: Cessna 206 (N308M), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the throttle cable. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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