Cessna 177RG N7628V

Summary

On 21 November 1989 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N7628V, operated by Grady Francis, Inc., was involved in an accident near Mims, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

21 November 1989 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Mims, Florida, United States

Coordinates

28.6801, -80.8408

Aircraft

Cessna 177RG

Registration

N7628V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Grady Francis, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sanford → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA90LA030

Nobody was injured.

A WORN THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY THAT HAD FAILED.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE ON A COMMERCIAL PLT CHECK FLT, THE APPLICANT WAS GIVEN A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE. HE SELECTED A DIRT ROAD FOR A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING. AT AN ALT OF ABOUT 500 FT, AFTER THE EXAMINER WAS ASSURED THE APPLICANT COULD HAVE LANDED, THE APPLICANT WAS TOLD TO GO AROUND. THE APPLICANT APPLIED THROTTLE, BUT THE ENG DID NOT RESPOND. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE ACFT OVERFLEW MOST OF THE ROAD. UNABLE TO LAND ON THE ROAD, THE PLTS SELECTED A FIELD OF SAPLINGS & THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. AN EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED THE THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS WORN & HAD FAILED, WHICH ALLOWED THE INNER CABLE TO EXIT ITS HOUSING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.