- Date
- August 10, 1989, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Millington, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3680YCessna 210C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890810030399A
- Case key
- 8054
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power, due to contamination in the fuel flow manifold. The contamination in the fuel system was due to inadequate maintenance.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that the annual insp was just performed & the flt was to remain in the pattern. Shortly after takeoff at 100 ft AGL, the eng lost power & quit. During the forced landing in a field the acft nosed over. Exam of the eng revealed that the fuel flow divider contained gross quantities of contaminants. According to a mechanic, the contaminants could have blocked fuel to one or more cylinders resulting in the excess fuel to be used by the cylinder(s) that were provided by an unobstructed flow or fuel. The mechanic also stated that during an annual insp, the flow divider is not disassembled for inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3680Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 210C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21058180
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Howard A. Daniels
- Registered owner
- Levona L. Daniels
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1989
- Airport
- ZM8 · Charles W. Baker, runway 36, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NQA, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.