- Date
- December 14, 1986, 17:15 local (Dec 15, 1986, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3605PCessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861214067569A
- Case key
- 25490
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Analysis
While the plt was receiving vectors for arrival at Chandler, AZ, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the plt made an emergency landing about 1 mi north of the arpt. He rprtd that he had filled the fuel tanks at Chandler & had flown to durango, co on 12/5/86. On the day of the accident, he had returned to Chandler without refueling. An exam of the acft revealed the fuel tanks were empty. No mechanical part failure or malfunction was rprtd.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3605P
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000040
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-P, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John P. Janitell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 5C00 · Durango, CO
- Destination
- P19 · Chandler, AZ
- Airport
- runway 4, 4,395 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3605P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.