- Date
- June 30, 1987, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tracy, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N761JMCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870630029319A
- Case key
- 25624
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with terrain after a total loss of power. The plt indicated that the eng failed at 3,500 ft MSL. The plt had flown for about 30 min with the fuel selector in the right tank position when the eng quit. He initially switched the fuel selector from the right tank to the left tank and was unable to restart the eng. He attempted to restart the eng several more times alternating the fuel tank selector position. Exam of the acft revealed the right fuel tank was empty adn the left tank contained fuel. Further exam of the acft did not reveal any malfunctions. The plt indicated that he estimated the fuel quantity based on previous acft use and exam of the fuel quantity guages.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N761JM
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 62294
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bartolomei, Harry
- Registered owner
- Bartolomie, Harry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 2, 1987
- Departed
- HWD · Hayward, CA
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,800 total · 755 in this make and model · 1,665 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SCK, 15 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.