# Incident 19951117044909I: Cessna 441, Delta, UT, November 17, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1995, 07:25 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R7MA
- Location: 39.3828° N, 112.5022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DELTA MUNI (DTA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3828&lon=-112.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8970N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 441 (registry code 2076020, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-441) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 441
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951117044909I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT N8970N WAS BEING OPERATED AS "LIFEGUARD FLIGHT", FROM ST. GEORGE, UTAH TO SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE PILOT REPORTED SURGING OF THE LEFT ENGINE UNTIL POWER LEVEL RETARDED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO AND LANDED AT DELTA, UTAH (DTA) COMPANY MECHANIC REPLACED PROPELLER GOVERNOR P/N 847160-9, S/N P-1326 (1050.0 TSO). FUNCTIONAL CHECK NORMAL. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. M & D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8970N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950425014679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425014679I), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 441 (N8970N), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Struck a taxiway light while taxiing to ramp. Left propeller damaged.

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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