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FAA accident report · Cessna P210N · Spanish Fork, UT · May 7, 2007

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Date
May 7, 2007 · 11:50 local
Place
Spanish Fork, UT
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7343P
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA07FA124
Reported as
Cessna P210N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
960 total64 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N7343PRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna P210NS/N P21000006 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed price Utah on an IFR flight plan. On climb the pilot reported issues with the engine performance, approximately five minutes later he had smoke in the cockpit and possible fire. He attempted to land the aircraft off airport and missed the landing area with a lot of airspeed and struck the base of the mountain destroying the aircraft. A very hot fire consumed the aircraft leaving little evidence of the fuselage and center section of the wings. Not able to determine the date of the pilot's flight review.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PRICE UTAH ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. ON CLIMB THE PILOT REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE, APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND POSSIBLE FIRE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT OFF AIRPORT AND MISSED THE LANDING AREA WITH A LOT OF AIRSPEED AND STRUCK THE BASE OF THE MOUNTAIN DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT. A VERY HOT FIRE CONSUMED THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING LITTLE EVIDENCE OF THE FUSELAGE AND CENTER SECTION OF THE WINGS. NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE DATE OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT REVIEW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA07FA124Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTAn engine oil line leak and subsequent engine compartment fire while in cruise flight.May 7, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7343P · 1

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

Incident 19810907089319IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Casa Grande, AZMain landing gear folded on landing roll. Indicates pilot retracted gear. Gear horn inoperative.Sep 7, 1981 · Minor damage