- Date
- October 13, 1977
- Place
- Atlanta, GA · ATLANTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N91048Cessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19771013042589A
- Case key
- 79585
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3975 77/10/13 ATLANTA,GA CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0625 N91048 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 30, 7200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATLANTA,GA ALBANY,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERLOAD TORSIONAL SEPARATION,ENG AUTOMATICALLY WENT TO FLT IDLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91048
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N91048Registration cancelled Apr 27, 2011 · Cessna 207Airframe modelCessna 207Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.