Plane Crash List

Cessna 210 N7342E

14 January 1989 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 January 1989 at about 21:35 local time, a Cessna 210 registered N7342E was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Nearest airport
Carson City (004)
Coordinates
39.1398, -119.7096
Aircraft
Cessna 210
Registration
N7342E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
San Jose → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA89LA034

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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