- Date
- October 6, 1988, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Price, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7335NCessna T210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881006047949A
- Case key
- 17625
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
The pilot was performing a business flight over mountainous terrain. About 1 hr into the flight, he noticed smoke or oil vapor in the cockpit. He saw oil on the lower cowling and wing and communicated his position and problem to the salt lake city ARTCC. The engine lost oil pressure and began to run rough with severe vibrations. The plt elected to shut the engine down and land in a clearing. The acft landed wheels up in rough terrain. The fuselage, wings, and firewall were damaged. A post-accident inspection by an FAA airworthiness inspector revealed that an oil line servicing the turbo-charger waste gate had broken and allowed the engine oil to dump. With the oil supply depleted, the number 4 connecting rod bearing seized and the rod broke, knocking a hole in the case. The mechanic reported that the pilot was advised to have the oil line replaced 1.5 hours before this flight.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7335N
- Reported as
- Cessna T210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21063221
- Airframe hours
- 1,640
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen, Norman B.
- Registered owner
- Frac-Tanks, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 22, 1988 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- EVW · Evanston, WY
- Destination
- CNY · Moab, UT
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 930 total · 345 in this make and model · 28 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.