# NTSB IAD73DLJ27: Cessna 205, N8125Z, Engelhard, NC, April 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1973
- Place: Engelhard, NC · ENGELHARD, NC
- Location: 35.5092° N, 76.0095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Engelhard, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5092&lon=-76.0095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170640
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73DLJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DLJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8125Z), registered now, S/N 205-0125, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 205
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5) (registry code 2073404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Livermans

## 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 19730417008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730417008989A), Apr 17, 1973: Cessna 2105, Engelhard, NC, Substantial damage. Vernier type throttle did not reduce throttle fully lndd with pwr on. Cut switch. Rolled into bushes

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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