- Date
- February 12, 1976
- Place
- New Cumberland, PA · NEW CUMBERLAND, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5975FCessna 210
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760212002849A
- Case key
- 152305
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0246 76/2/12 NEW CUMBERLAND,PA CESSNA 210 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2307 TIME - 1910 N5975F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 783 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY HARRISBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- THROTTLE LINK FAILED.PLT CUT MIX UNDERSHOT FIELD.THROTTLE CONTROL ROD END PN 11222-18A.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5975F
- Reported as
- Cessna 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capital City
N5975FRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Cessna 210HAirframe modelCessna 210HEngine 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.