- Date
- October 18, 1984, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Sedona, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6262HCessna T207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19841018056489A
- Case key
- 24428
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On final approach about 1.5 miles from the arpt the power loss occurred as the pilot attempted to add power. After flying over a ridge and several trees the acft touched down in the rough terrain and caught fire. The fire appeared to have started in the vicinity of the fuel strainer and progressed rearward. There were no indications of fire until the acft came to rest. The only discrepancy noted during inspection of the acft & eng was that 3 left bank fuel injectors were blocked with a substance later identified as primarily being dirt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6262H
- Reported as
- Cessna T207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 207000456
- Airframe hours
- 2,029
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-M, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Sedona Air Center, doing business as Air Sedona
- Registered owner
- Ellis F. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1984 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- PHX · Phoenix, AZ
- Destination
- SEZ · Sedona, AZ
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- SEZ · Sedona
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,217 total · 26 in this make and model · 855 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC, 34 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.