- Date
- July 12, 1986, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cedar City, UT
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3030TCessna 320C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860712032249A
- Case key
- 17009
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt said that while on downwind during his apch to land, he advanced the mixtures to full rich and retarded the throttles. On final approach when throttles were advanced, he discovered the right eng was not running and the left eng would not respond normally. He elected to land immediately and put the acft down on level terrain. Post accident exam of the right eng disclosed evidence of having been operated with an excessively rich mixture. Density alt at the time of the accident was calculated to be 9,819 ft MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3030T
- Reported as
- Cessna 320C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 320C0030
- Engine
- Continental TISO-470-D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert Allen Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 11, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- HMT · Hemet, CA
- Destination
- CDC · Cedar City, UT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- CDC · Cedar City Municipal, runway 20, 7,800 × 150 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,560 total · 60 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 108 °F, dew point 86 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDC, 1 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 N3030T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.