- Date
- May 19, 1985, 14:21 local (20:21 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N49926Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850519018059A
- Case key
- 16681
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that as he arrived at the destination (canyonlands, UT), there was a storm over the arpt, so he diverteded toward delta, CO. About 10 mi from delta, he encountered another storm, so he turned toward Grand Junction, CO. Before reaching the arpt, the eng lost power due to lack of fuel. The plt stated that there was 'just under a quarter of a tank of gas' remaining. However, the acft had been airborne an estimated 3 hrs & 15 min & the eng consumed about 14 gal/hr. The plt stated that the acft had not been flown for aprx 4 yrs & had rust in the fuel lines & filter. He believed that the rust caused fuel starvation & that flushing the fuel sys would have prevented the power loss. During a forced landing, the acft hit a dike as the plt tried to bounce over it. The gear collapsed & a fence & corn field were damaged. The plt reported that the acft had 46 gal of fuel on board when he took off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49926
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-808
- Airframe hours
- 5,022
- Engine
- Lycoming R-680-17, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Bradshaw
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1977
- Departed
- Richfield, UT
- Destination
- Canyonlands, UT
- Airport
- GJT · Grand Junction
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 679 total · 278 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 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.