- Date
- June 15, 1981
- Place
- S.Lake Tahoe, CA · S.LAKE TAHOE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6143RCessna T210F
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810615032509A
- Case key
- 125296
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2350 81/6/15 S.LAKE TAHOE,CA CESSNA T210F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 62, 2500 TIME - 1240 N6143R PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S.LAKE TAHOE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM,OR S.LAKE TAHOE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: TANKS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SHOP RAG FOUND IN RECENTLY REPAIRED FUEL CELL,BLOCKING FUEL OUTLET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6143R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S.Lake Tahoe
N6143RRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Cessna T210FAirframe modelCessna T210FEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6143R · 1
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