- Date
- July 4, 1983, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Saratoga, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2317SCessna T21OL
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830704027909A
- Case key
- 16108
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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
During a sight-seeing flt at aprx 7000 ft MSL (500 ft AGL), the engine lost power about 15 min after the plt switched from the left to the right main tank & descended from a higher altitude. Subsequently, the plane was damaged during a wheels up landing on hilly terrain. Aprx 18 gal of fuel was found remaining in the right tank. No preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failure was found. All applicable airworthiness directives & service bulletin were complied with.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2317S
- Reported as
- Cessna T21OL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21OL-61244
- Airframe hours
- 1,303
- Engine
- Continental TIO-520, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gary A. Welton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1983 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- SAA · Saratoga, WY
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,745 total · 1,429 in this make and model · 7,745 as pilot in command · 62 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.