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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 205 · Engelhard, NC · April 17, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1973
Place
Engelhard, NC · ENGELHARD, NC
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8125ZCessna 205
Status
Completed · report May 23, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730417008989A
Case key
170640

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0797  73/4/17    ENGELHARD,NC        CESSNA 205          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9807
        TIME - 1900                    N8125Z              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMANS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW BERN,NC                 ENGELHARD,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- VERNIER TYPE THROTTLE DID NOT REDUCE THROTTLE FULLY LNDD WITH PWR ON.CUT SWITCH.ROLLED INTO BUSHES

Aircraft

Registration
N8125Z
Reported as
Cessna 205
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Livermans

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.