Cessna P210N N44C

Summary

On 13 November 2016 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N44C was involved in an accident near Pleasanton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 November 2016 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pleasanton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

28.9542, -98.5200

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N44C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hondo → Port Aransas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN17LA039

1 person was seriously injured.

Maintenance personnel's improper installation of the throttle linkage attachment hardware, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power when the hardware separated in flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that, about 20 minutes into the cross-country flight, the engine suddenly experienced a partial loss of power. The pilot attempted to restore engine power but was not successful. During the subsequent forced landing to a road, the airplane struck a car, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. Examination of the airplane revealed that the hardware that attached the throttle linkage to the engine was not present. Given that the airplane had flown for only a few hours following recent maintenance, it is likely that maintenance personnel did not properly secure the throttle linkage hardware during that maintenance. No other anomalies were noted that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.