# NTSB Accident ATL03FA082
> **SOCATA TBM 700B** · 2003-04-25 · Mobile, AL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL03FA082
- **Event ID:** 20030429X00591
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-04-25
- **Location:** Mobile, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.635278, -88.06639
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SOCATA
- **Model:** TBM 700B
- **Registration:** N705QD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation of the power control linkage on the engine fuel control unit by maintenance personnel which resulted in a loss of power lever control, and the pilot's failure to follow emergency procedures and his intentional engine shutdown which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent inflight collision with a light pole.

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