What happened
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Acft pilot reported an engine failure and smoke in the cockpit, arpt was in sight, acft crashed a the arpt. (.4)the pilot reported to salt lake city ARTCC that 'I've lost an engine and the cockpit is filling with smoke.' Five minutes later the pilot reported that 'my cylinders are all blown, I've got smoke comin' through.' He stated that he would shut off the electrical power as soon as the landing gear was down. A witness observed N3861K appear from behind a one-story building flying 'what appeared to be straight up in the air, and then it veered sharply to the right, then went straight down.' The airplane had been modified with a turbonormalizing system and the installer recommended that the tailpipe be removed for internal inspection of the turbocharger every 100 hours. Postaccident examination of the turbine exhaust flange revealed a 3-inch portion was missing and the fuel selector was found on the right main fuel tank. Several items from the airplane were found outside the postimpact fire area and they exhibited fire damage: the cabin entrance door, the cargo door, a passenger's shoe, and the engine cowling. The firewall had an 18 inches hole burned through it. Toxicology tests on the pilot revealed that fluoxentien (trade name prozac, a non-approved drug for flight status) was present in his blood. (-23) N3861K was on a flight from las vegas, NV, to provo, UT. In the area of Nephi, UT, the pilot contacted salt lake city center and reported that he had lost his engine and has smoke in the cockpit. The pilot was vectored to the nearest airport (Nephi) and handed off to cedar city fss. During the attempted landing at the Nephi airport the aircraft crashed approximately 190 ft east of the runway and burned. Both the pilot and passenger were killed.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, ARPT WAS IN SIGHT, ACFT CRASHED A THE ARPT. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED TO SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC THAT 'I'VE LOST AN ENGINE AND THE COCKPIT IS FILLING WITH SMOKE.' FIVE MINUTES LATER THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 'MY CYLINDERS ARE ALL BLOWN, I'VE GOT SMOKE COMIN' THROUGH.' HE STATED THAT HE WOULD SHUT OFF THE ELECTRICAL POWER AS SOON AS THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. A WITNESS OBSERVED N3861K APPEAR FROM BEHIND A ONE-STORY BUILDING FLYING 'WHAT APPEARED TO BE STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR, AND THEN IT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, THEN WENT STRAIGHT DOWN.' THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH A TURBONORMALIZING SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TAILPIPE BE REMOVED FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION OF THE TURBOCHARGER EVERY 100 HOURS. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE TURBINE EXHAUST FLANGE REVEALED A 3-INCH PORTION WAS MISSING AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK. SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE AIRPLANE WERE FOUND OUTSIDE THE POSTIMPACT FIRE AREA AND THEY EXHIBITED FIRE DAMAGE: THE CABIN ENTRANCE DOOR, THE CARGO DOOR, A PASSENGER'S SHOE, AND THE ENGINE COWLING. THE FIREWALL HAD AN 18 INCHES HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT. TOXICOLOGY TESTS ON THE PILOT REVEALED THAT FLUOXENTIEN (TRADE NAME PROZAC, A NON-APPROVED DRUG FOR FLIGHT STATUS) WAS PRESENT IN HIS BLOOD. (-23) N3861K WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS, NV, TO PROVO, UT. IN THE AREA OF NEPHI, UT, THE PILOT CONTACTED SALT LAKE CITY CENTER AND REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST HIS ENGINE AND HAS SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT WAS VECTORED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT (NEPHI) AND HANDED OFF TO CEDAR CITY FSS. DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING AT THE NEPHI AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 190 FT EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND BURNED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED.
NTSB investigation
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