Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 210E N4958U

3 November 1982 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 3 November 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 210E registered N4958U, operated by Carl A. Olivenbaum, was involved in an accident near Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Lovell Field (CHA)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 210E
Registration
N4958U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Carl A. Olivenbaum
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Chattanooga → Gainesville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83FA024

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

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 ENG LOST POWER PASSING 4,000 FT DURING CLIMBOUT. THE PLT IMMEDIATELY REVERSED COURSE & ATTEMPTED TO REACH LOVELL FIELD. HE WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RWY & LANDED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT 1 MI SHORT OF THE RWY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SIGNPOST & THE NOSE GR COLLAPSED. THE THROTTLE LINKAGE WAS FOUND SEPARATED AT THE CONTROL SHAFT UNDER THE ROD END THAT CONNECTS TO THE FUEL CONTROL. THE FRACTURE AREA WAS IN THE CONTROL ROD & THE FRACTURE SURFACE EXHIBITED RUST OVER THE ENTIRE BREAK. METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE CONTROL SHAFT AT THE POINT WHERE THE DRIVE SCREW WAS INSERTED THROUGH THE SLEEVE, THE THREADED BRASS BUSHING & INTO THE CONTROL SHAFT. CESSNA SERVICE BULLETIN 69-16, DATED 7/22/69, IDENTIFIED THIS PROBLEM & DESCRIBED PROCEDURES TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. SERVICE LETTERS ARENOT MANDATORY & THERE WAS NO RECORD OF COMPLIANCE IN THE ACFT'S LOGBOOK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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