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SEA83LA043

1983-01-17 · POCATELLO, Idaho, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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DURING A MISSED APPROACH A PARTIAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED DURING THE TRANSITION TO CLIMB. THE PLT EXECUTED A COURSE REVERSAL TO RETURN VISUALLY TO THE ARPT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE CHOSE TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A FRONTAGE ROAD WHICH PARALLELED RR TRACKS. DURING THE APPROACH THE ACFT STRUCK COMMUNICATION LINES & THEN A POLE. EXAMINATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE REVEALED THAT IT HAD SLIPPED FREE OF ITS ATTACH POINT AT THE CARBURETOR. A NEW THROTTLE CABLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED 12/7/82. THE ACFT WAS OPERATED 2.7 HRS SINCE THAT TIME, THE EQUIVALENT OF THE FLT TIME FROM PORTLAND, OR TO POCATELLO, ID. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_SEA83LA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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