# Accident 20060417004539A: Cessna T310R, Heber City, UT, April 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2006, 10:26 local time
- Place: Heber City, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4731° N, 111.1353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4731&lon=-111.1353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289WB-2007-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 154 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417004539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON AN IFR FLIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 11 MILES EAST OF HEBER CITY, UTAH, AT 16,000 MSL THE PILOT INFORMED ARTCC OF LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE. HE REQUESTED A LOWER ALTITUDE. ATC CLEARED N289WB TO 14,000 MSL AND A TURN TO 340 HEADING. THE PILOT MADE A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN AND DESCENDED TO 13,200 MSL AND FLEW ON CORRECT HEADING FOR 75 SECONDS THEN DURING THE LAST RADAR HIT MAKES AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN WHILE DESCENDING TO 11,400 MSL IN A 12 SECOND TIME FRAME OF THE RADAR SWEEP. THIS IS THE LAST KNOWN POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY ATC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND WITHIN .4 MILES OF THE LAST RADAR HIT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED VERTICALLY AT THE 9,000 LEVEL L OF A MOUNTAIN SIDE.

## 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 DEN06FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA065), Apr 17, 2006: Cessna T310R (N289WB), Heber City, UT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of aircraft control due to the loss of engine power due to induction icing. Contributing factors include the in-flight encounter with structural icing, the severe turbulence, and the…

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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