- Date
- September 14, 1986, 15:20 local (20:20 UTC)
- Place
- Mc Alester, OK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7568MCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860914045109A
- Case key
- 22092
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Sixty-six year old commercial pilot taking off from Mc Alester, OK airport. Pilot stated fuel pressure fluctuated followed by loss of power during initial climb. Pilot activated auxiliary fuel pumps and switched fuel tanks. Could not restore fuel pressure. Pilot attempted forced landing in open field. Aircraft substantially damaged. Functional check of fuel pump revealed no deficiencies. Engine was run during investigation. Normal operation at 1000 RPM. Engine run terminated due to fuel leak at mixture control shaft. Aircraft was two and one-half months overdue annual inspection. Pilots medical certificate expired. Last medical issued on 11-24-81.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7568M
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21062021
- Airframe hours
- 1,768
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lavoice H. Carroll
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1986
- Departed
- MLC · Mc Alester, OK
- Destination
- DUA · Durant, OK
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 804 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLC, 2 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.