- Date
- October 30, 1988, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hilton Head Is., SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1275UCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881030048559A
- Case key
- 7945
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The plt reported that the airplane lost power shortly after takeoff. A forced ldg was subsequently made in a swamp near the arpt. The airplane nosed over during rollout. Post-crash exam of the airplane revealed that the throttle cable outer casing had become brittle and disintegrated, resulting in a loss of throttle control. Cracks were visible on remaining portions of the outer casing. Exam of the acft maintenance logbooks revealed that the acft had undergone a 100 hr inspection 2 months before the accident. The acft operating time since the inspection was about 47 hrs. Further exam of the logbooks revealed no entries pertaining to the removal or replacement of the cable since the acft was new. Total time on the acft was 3,939 hrs, based on tach time. 14 CFR 43, appendix d requires that engine controls be inspected for defects during 100 hr inspections.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1275U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266970
- Airframe hours
- 3,939
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mack, Oscar C.
- Registered owner
- Mack, Oscar C
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 30, 1988 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- 49J · Hilton Head Is., SC
- Destination
- 3J1 · Ridgeland, SC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 88 in this make and model · 71 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.