GAINESVILLE, TX, USA
N63385
CESSNA 150M
THE PILOT LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO A THROTTLE CABLE WHICH FAILED DURING FLIGHT. HE THEN MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE BEFORE INITIATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON AN AIRPORT. HE LOST EXCESSIVE ALTITUDE DURING THE TURN WHICH RESULTED IN AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A SOFT FIELD. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, INITIAL CONTACT WAS MADE BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR, AND THEN THE RIGHT WING TIP.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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