- Date
- October 1, 1985, 15:52 local (21:52 UTC)
- Place
- Cortez, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9614SChampion 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851001048449A
- Case key
- 16867
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After 3.9 hrs flt time on a x-country flt from cheyenne, WY, to Cortez, CO, the plt experienced an eng failure due to fuel exahustion. He executed a forced landing in a mountain meadow that was not adequate in length for the landing. The acft impacted trees on landing roll at aprx 10 mph.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9614S
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46
- Airframe hours
- 815
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gene E. Patton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1985 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- CEZ · Cortez, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 58
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,417 total · 2,291 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CEZ, 28 nm away
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 N9614S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.