- Date
- August 2, 1978
- Place
- Hanford, CA · HANFORD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N777TPRockwell 112TC
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780802020849A
- Case key
- 140487
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1912 78/8/2 HANFORD,CA ROCKWELL 112TC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 776 TIME - 1340 N777TP PX- 0 1 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANFORD MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HANFORD,CA TRACY,CA MODESTO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY,PN 46135-21,HOUSING RETAINING NUT SEPARATED.217 HRS SINCE CABLE INSTALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777TP
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanford Muni
N777TPRegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Rockwell International 112TCAirframe modelRockwell International 112TCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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.