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| Date: | Friday 11 March 1988 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Galena Air Service |
| Registration: | N70364 |
| MSN: | 20700550 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ruby, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Galena, AK (GAL) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE AIRPORT AT 2,000 FEET MSL WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONE MILE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED A BROKEN THROTTLE CONTROL WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO GO TO IDLE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC88LA039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 August 1992 | N70364 | Markair Express, Inc. | 0 | Pilot Station, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 06:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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