# Accident 19910113002449A: Propjt 200D, Tooele, UT, January 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1991, 12:49 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5696° N, 112.3308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5696&lon=-112.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235M-2014-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200 (registry code 0140302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200D
- Reported engine: CONT IO520A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 174 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910113002449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPARTED INTO NEAR ZERO IMC IN HEAVY SNOW SHOWER. TURNED BACK ENGINE QUIT DITCHED IN LAKE. BELEIVE ICE BLOCKED FUEL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA91LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA041), Jan 13, 1991: Aero Commander 200D (N235M), Tooele, UT, destroyed. Probable cause: ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKAGE DUE TO ICE FORMATION IN THE FUEL SYSTEM DURING A PERIOD OF WEATHER TEMPERATURE EXTREMES. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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