- Date
- August 21, 1974
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2546CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134539
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2160 74/8/21 ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 350 TIME - 0830 N2546C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBUQUERQUE INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMARILLO,TEX ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- THROTTLE CONTROL ARM SLIPPED ON THROTTLE VALVE SHAFT. AD NCW. PLT DIDNT CUT MAGS OR MIXT CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2546C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albuquerque Intl
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