- Date
- December 11, 1985, 15:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Yuba City, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2708XCessna 335
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851211064119A
- Case key
- 25036
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon completing a 35 min sight-seeing flight the plt entered the traffic pattern & prepared for landing. While descending, both engines lost all power. The plt stated that he repositioned the fuel selectors to the aux tanks, power was restored to the left engine, & the acft 'started a VMC roll to the right.' At the time the acft was 300 ft AGL. Unable to maintain directional control, the plt reduced pwr & the acft descended into terrain coming to rest 500 yds from the arpt. The plt acknowledged that the loss of eng power rusulted from his improper fuel management.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2708X
- Reported as
- Cessna 335
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 335-0034
- Airframe hours
- 1,148
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Didar S. Bains
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 052 · Yuba City, CA
- Destination
- 052 · Yuba City, CA
- Airport
- 052 · Sutter Co, runway 35, 3,040 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,000 total · 6,000 in this make and model · 10,000 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 22 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.