# NTSB LAX77FUG46: Cessna P206, N2618X, Mesquite Lake, CA, June 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: Mesquite Lake, CA · MESQUITE LAKE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1333  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2618X-2019-03-16), registration cancelled 2019-03-16, S/N P206-0118, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA P206
- Registry model: [Cessna P206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-p206) (registry code 2073304) (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

## 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 19770625017739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625017739A), Jun 25, 1977: Cessna P206, Mesquite Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Throttle link rod assembly failed

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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