36.7477° N, 119.7724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 12, 1991 · 19:15 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno-Chandler Downtown Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N2497U
Reported as
Cessna T210N
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power en route. Landed at nearest airport. Fuel primer line nut had backed off.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER EN ROUTE. LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. FUEL PRIMER LINE NUT HAD BACKED OFF.