- Date
- July 26, 1979
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4798KCessna P210
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79611
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2611 79/7/26 FARMINGTON,NM CESSNA P210 CR- 0 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1655 N4798K PX- 0 2 0 FERRY AGE 52, 1750 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WICHITA,KS FARMINGTON,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PINCHED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AUX FUEL PUMP OPN INFO CONTAINED IN MANUAL BUT NOT HEADED BY A NOTE,CAUTION,OR WARNING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4798K
- Reported as
- Cessna P210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmington Muni
N4798KRegistered now · Cessna P210NAirframe modelCessna P210NEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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