# NTSB SEA89LA034: Cessna 210, N7342E, Carson City, NV, January 14, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 14, 1989, 13:35 local (21:35 UTC)
- Place: Carson City, NV
- Coordinates: 39.139812, -119.709602 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1398&lon=-119.7096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40970
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA89LA034
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40970/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA034

## Probable cause

SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE DUE TO WEAR AS POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A LANDING GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH TERRAIN AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE FORCED LANDING.

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENG FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING ON UNPREPARED TERRAIN BEYOND THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD SEPARATED DUE TO WEAR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, go-around (vfr)
  - throttle/power lever,cable - separation (cause)
  - throttle/power lever,cable - worn (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7342E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7342E-1991-04-18), registration cancelled 1991-04-18, S/N 57042 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210
- Registry model: [Cessna 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210) (registry code 2073402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 57042
- Airframe hours: 2229
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-E 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Alvaro Diaz
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 30, 1988, 44 hours before
- Departed: SJC, SAN JOSE, CA
- Airport: 004, Carson City, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,167 total, 289 in this make and model, 1,015 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 36 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RNO, 20 nm away

## Other investigations on N7342E (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA67F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0151), Aug 1, 1966: Cessna 210 (N7342E), Opa Locka, FL, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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