Accident Cessna 207 N1670U, Saturday 20 August 1994

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Date:	Saturday 20 August 1994
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 207
Owner/operator:	Kitty Hawk Aero Tours
Registration:	N1670U
MSN:	00270
Total airframe hrs:	18000 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Nags Head, NC - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Kill Devil Hill, NC (KFFA)
Destination airport:	(KFAA)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, FIVE MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE ENGINE DEVELOPED A SMOOTH REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A ROAD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. DURING THE APPROACH TO TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN AUTOMOBILE TRAVELING IN THE SAME DIRECTION. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY DURING THE FUNCTIONAL CHECK.

Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

Accident investigation: