LAX71FUJ55

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 210 · Buckeye, AZ · January 18, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1971
Place
Buckeye, AZ · BUCKEYE, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7417ECessna 210
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159422

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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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3-0154  71/1/18  NR.BUCKEYE,ARIZ       CESSNA 210          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 640
        TIME - 1530                    N7417E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 532 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                HARQUAHALLA RCH,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE ROD END BEARING CAME LOOSE FROM ROD END.NO THROTTLE CTL,ENG WENT TO IDLE.LNDD ON DIRT RD.

Aircraft

Registration
N7417E
Reported as
Cessna 210
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage