- Date
- June 25, 1977
- Place
- Mesquite Lake, CA · MESQUITE LAKE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2618XCessna P206
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770625017739A
- Case key
- 157268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1333 77/6/25 MESQUITE LAKE,CA CESSNA P206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 367 TIME - 1850 N2618X PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANDY VALLEY,NV LANCASTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE LINK ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2618X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2618XRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2019 · Cessna P206Airframe modelCessna P206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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