- Date
- June 5, 1974
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2983XCessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740605018129A
- Case key
- 173472
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1698 74/6/5 SACRAMENTO,CALIF CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 640 TIME - 1110 N2983X PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE ARPT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSANVILLE,CALIF SACRAMENTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- THROTTLE LINKAGE CAME LOOSE,NOT SAFETIED. PLT TRIED TO GO ARND WITH PARTIAL PWR,THEN LND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2983X
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Executive Arpt
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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.
Other investigations on N2983X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.