- Date
- June 4, 1988, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ruston, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6449YCessna T-210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880604018069A
- Case key
- 22492
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During climbout, the engine lost power and the airplane made a forced landing in a wooded area. After hitting trees and the terrain, the airplane burned. No pre-impact problems were found with the powerplant. Vented fuel caps had been installed but were damaged in the fire. The right wing tank vent was partially obscured with mud dauber's nest. No other reason for loss of engine power was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6449Y
- Reported as
- Cessna T-210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21064389
- Airframe hours
- 438
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-R, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- W. H. Jennings Dozer Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1988 · 15 hours before
- Destination
- F62 · Idabel, 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,172 total · 368 in this make and model · 1,084 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MLU, 40 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.