Cessna 207 accident near Nags Head, North Carolina, August 20, 1994
On August 20, 1994 at about 6:00 pm local time, a Cessna 207, registered N1670U, was substantially damaged in an accident near Nags Head, North Carolina. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE FAILURE OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 20, 1994 · about 6:00 pm local time
- Place
- Nags Head, North Carolina · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 6 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 207 · all 207s on the register
- Registration
- N1670U · registry record · serial 00270
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,000 hours in all; 100 in this make and model; 100 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 950 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 18,000 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 30, 1994; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: FFA Kill Devil Hill NC at 5:55 pm
- Destination: FAA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 2,800 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 73°F (23°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 9:45 pm from MQI, 10 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 5 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N1670U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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