ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371702
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| Date: | Sunday 27 December 1987 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 150M |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N63385 |
| MSN: | 15077275 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3476 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-200A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gainesville, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mckinney, TX (TK 1) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO A THROTTLE CABLE WHICH FAILED DURING FLIGHT. HE THEN MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE BEFORE INITIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN AIRPORT. HE LOST EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE DURING THE TURN WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, INITIAL CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW88DPA02
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1983 | N63385 | Altus Flying Service Inc. | 0 | Altus, OK | |
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| 26-Mar-2024 09:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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