- Date
- October 25, 1984, 14:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Heber City, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9561ZBeech C-45H
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841025074239A
- Case key
- 16594
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While in cruise flt, plt noted gradual left eng oil press drop from normal 70 PSI to 20 PSI. Plt shut down left eng, feathered prop and diverted to alternate airport. En route to alternate plt attempted to restart left eng to avoid single-engine landing. Plt stated acft battery was 'ground down' by unsuccessful start attempts. On arrival at airport, gear would not lower by electrical system due low battery output. Plt attempted to lower gear manually but insufficient time and altitude remained to complete operation before landing. Plt attempted single- engine go-around with gear partially extended. Acft would not maintain altitude. Plt executed forced landing in open field, elevation 5600 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9561Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AF-32
- Airframe hours
- 9,800
- Engine
- P&W R985-HB, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Howard Harding
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1984
- Departed
- 74U · Roosevelt, UT
- Destination
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Airport
- 360 · Heber Valley, runway 3, 4,400 × 100 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
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 510 total · 60 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 170 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.