# NTSB FTW80DRJ23: Cessna 188B, N731QD, Newellton, LA, June 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 8, 1980
- Place: Newellton, LA · NEWELLTON, LA
- Location: 32.0726° N, 91.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newellton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0726&lon=-91.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131689
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRJ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0419   80/6/8    NEWELLTON,LA        CESSNA 188B         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0715                    N731QD              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 65, 34200 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4500 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWELLTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEWELLTON,LA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CBL BINDING AT BALL JOINT,P/N A 9860074-1.CESSNA ISSUED SL ON ENG CTL CBLS DTD 6/30/80.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N731QD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731QD-2005-03-09), registration cancelled 2005-03-09, S/N 18803064T, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 188B
- Registry model: [Cessna A188B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a188b) (registry code 2073005) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Newellton

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800608018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800608018019A), Jun 8, 1980: Cessna 188CESSNA, Newellton, LA, Substantial damage. Landed short of runway. Nosed over. Reported throttle failure. Found binding throttle cable. Service letter issued

## Other investigations on N731QD (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 FTW79DRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA19), Apr 23, 1979: Cessna A188B (N731QD), El Campo, TX, destroyed

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.

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