- Date
- December 17, 1973
- Place
- Troy, AL · TROY, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91061Cessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731217039719A
- Case key
- 187588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3767 73/12/17 TROY,ALA CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 1521 TIME - 1727 N91061 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FLA TROY,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE SEPARATED AND PILOT MADE ENGINE OUT LDG.CABLE BKN APRX 1/2 IN INSIDE CABLE HOUSING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91061
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Troy Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N91061 · 1
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