Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Quartz Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Cooper Landing, Alaska 99572
Saturday, September 11, 1993 15:10 AKD
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT REDUCED POWER BY RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE ENGINE RESPONDED AND CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT APPLIED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03 BUT WAS UNABLE TO REDUCE POWER AND OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY. HE WAS TURNING TO REVERSE COURSE AND LAND ON RUNWAY 21. DURING THE TURN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE MORE POWER AND AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND CRASHED INTO TREES. EXAMINATION OF AIRPLANE SHOWED THAT THE THROTTLE ARM WAS NOT SAFETIED TO THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE STOP IAW THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CARBURETOR.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE SEPARATION OF THE THROTTLE ARM FROM THE THORTTLE SHAFT, THE FAILURE OF THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO COMPLY WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE, AND THE COMPANY MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 9/11/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1510 |
| Event Time Zone | -- |
| Event City | COOPER LANDING |
| Event State | ALASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 99572 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 9 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | QUARTZ CREEK |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | JLA |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 25 |
| Airport Elevation | 450 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 50 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 10 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 150 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 5 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | 1 |
| Injury Total None | -- |
| Injury Total Serious | 3 |
| Injury Total All | 4 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 2069 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Sep 11 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1700 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | IMAGE |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:37PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N7541K |
| NTSB Number | ANC93FA173 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 180 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 180 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 18052666 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3190 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 10 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 83 |
| Airframe Hours | 3253 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | Yes |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | LYMAN & GLADYS NICHOLS |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | P.O.BOX 783 |
| Aircraft Owner City | COOPER LANDING |
| Aircraft Owner State | AK |
| Aircraft Owner Country | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99572 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | SIXTY-THIRTY NORTH |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Street Address | BOX 783 |
| Operator City | COOPER LANDING |
| Operator State | AK |
| Operator Country | -- |
| Operator Zip code | 99572 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | JLA |
| Departure City | QUARTZ CREEK |
| Departure State | AK |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1500 |
| Departure Time Zone | ADT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Climb |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | May 25 2004 1:05PM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\HAMG |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 3 |
| Runway Length | 2200 |
| Runway Width | 75 |
| Sight Seeing flight | Yes |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |