Cessna 185-E N1693M

Summary

On 6 June 1983 at about 04:57 local time, a Cessna 185-E registered N1693M was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 June 1983 at 04:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Anchorage (ANC)

Coordinates

61.1597, -149.9897

Aircraft

Cessna 185-E

Registration

N1693M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Soldotna → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC83FA090

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS DAMAGED IN A FORCED LANDING AFTER A LOSS OF POWER IN CRUISE FLT. THE PILOT SAID HE CHECKED THE THROTTLE POSITION THEN ADVANCED IT WITH NO REACTION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON FREQUENCY 121.5 THE EMERGENCY FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON BUT TURNED OFF BECAUSE THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS FLOODED. THE PILOT SAID THE ENGINE NEVER STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE BRELLCRANK BEARING AND BOLT WERE MISSING FROM THE THROTTLE ROD ASSEMBLY (PN 16500161) ON THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE. JUST 27 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT PENINSULA ACFT SERVICES OF KENAI AK REPOSITIONED THE THROTTLE AND ADJUSTED THE IDLE AND MIXTURE. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.