# NTSB MIA74DKJ36: Cessna 207, N91061, Troy, AL, December 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 17, 1973
- Place: Troy, AL · TROY, AL
- Location: 31.8020° N, 85.9671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8020&lon=-85.9671&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3767  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91061-1977-07-19), registration cancelled 1977-07-19, S/N 20700048, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Registry model: [Cessna 207](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207) (registry code 2073602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Troy Municipal

## 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 19731217039719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731217039719A), Dec 17, 1973: Cessna 207, Troy, AL, Substantial damage. Throttle cable separated and pilot made engine out ldg. Cable bkn aprx 1/2 in inside cable housing.

## Other investigations on N91061 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76AC086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC086), Aug 17, 1976: Cessna 207 (N91061), East Troy, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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