# NTSB Accident GAA17CA178
> **SCHWEIZER 269C** · 2017-02-21 · Ormond beach, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA178
- **Event ID:** 20170221X44737
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-21
- **Location:** Ormond beach, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.301944, -81.113891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHWEIZER
- **Model:** 269C
- **Registration:** N614TA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The separation of the throttle cable’s outer housing from the inner housing at the throttle linkage while at a high-power setting, which prevented the pilot from being able to control the throttle and execute a proper landing flare and resulted in a hard landing.

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