Cessna U206G N7383N

Summary

On 1 April 1984 at about 23:17 local time, a Cessna U206G registered N7383N was involved in an accident near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States. 6 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 April 1984 at 23:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna U206G

Registration

N7383N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corpus Christi → Lafayette

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84LA179

3 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT HIT A TREE AND A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINEAFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE THROTTLE ROD HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE THROTTLE CONTROL ARM AT THE BOLT HOLE. THE HOLE HAD WORN THROUGH AND THE ROD HAD VIBRATED LOOSE. THE ACFT HAD A 100 HOUR INSPECTION ONLY 22 HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE WORN SURFACES HAD TAKEN LONGER THAN 22 HOURS TO REACH THEIR DEGREE OF WEAR. ALSO, THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BEEN REPLACED AT 850 HOURS. THE ACFT NOW HAD 1188 HOURS TOTAL TIME. THE C-206 SERVICE MANUAL INDICATES THAT THE ENGINE CONTROLS AND LINKAGE ARE TO BE INSPECTED EVERY 100 HOURS. THE ENGINE WAS SUCCESSFULLY RUN AFTER INSTALLING A NEW THROTTLE ARM AND REPAIRING IMPACT DAMAGE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.