# NTSB Accident ERA16LA145
> **CESSNA 175B** · 2016-04-02 · Hurley, MS, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16LA145
- **Event ID:** 20160405X01816
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-04-02
- **Location:** Hurley, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.675277, -88.430557
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 175B
- **Registration:** N8115T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The mechanic's failure to identify and remove a plastic sheath covering a portion of the mixture control cable during an annual inspection, which prevented the proper securing of the mixture control cable and full travel of the control at the carburetor and subsequently led to the pilot's inability to properly control the mixture control lever at the carburetor and the resultant partial loss of engine power.

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