- Date
- February 22, 1984, 18:00 local (Feb 23, 1984, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Spanish Fork, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2691ZCessna 185C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840222005409A
- Case key
- 16342
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over during a forced landing in snow after the engine quit. The plt said that he ran out of fuel. The pltsaid he departed on the 90 mile x-country with about 15 gallons of fuel aboard the acft. The acft was landed just short of the destination arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2691Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1850691
- Airframe hours
- 3,052
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-F, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Keith R. Hooker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 74V · Roosevelt, UT
- Destination
- PVU · Provo, UT
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,850 total · 50 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2691Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.