Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172 N5336R

19 October 1989 · Omaha, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 October 1989 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5336R, operated by Trew Aero, Inc., was involved in an accident near Omaha, Nebraska, 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.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Eagle Field (K46)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 172
Registration
N5336R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Trew Aero, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC90LA010

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A FENCE.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SAID THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT, AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A SOY BEAN FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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