ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361321
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| Date: | Saturday 11 September 1993 |
| Time: | 16:10 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Sixty-thirty North |
| Registration: | N7541K |
| MSN: | 18052666 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3253 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cooper Landing, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Quartz Creek, AK (JLA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REDUCED POWER BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE RESPONDED AND CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03 BUT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER AND OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY. HE WAS TURNING TO REVERSE COURSE AND LAND ON RUNWAY 21. DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE MORE POWER AND AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND CRASHED INTO TREES. EXAMINATION OF AIRPLANE SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ARM WAS NOT SAFETIED TO THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE STOP IAW THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CARBURETOR.
Probable Cause: THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE ARM FROM THE THORTTLE SHAFT, THE FAILURE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93FA173
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 17:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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