- Date
- May 5, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Paltz, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N86094Cessna 337D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840505015999A
- Case key
- 35544
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
About 5 mins after departing the arpt, the front eng began to gradually lose power. The plt turned back toward the arpt & adjusted the fuel selector to various settings. The front eng continued to lose power and the rear eng began losing power. Subsequently, both engs quit & the plt made a forced landing with the gear up, aprx 1 mi from the arpt. No evidence of a preimpact mechanical failure was found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86094
- Reported as
- Cessna 337D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-1075
- Airframe hours
- 3,080
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-C, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert Zach
- Registered owner
- Herbert A.Zach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 10, 1983 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- 43N · New Paltz, NY
- Destination
- 44N · Millbrook, NY
- Airport
- 43N · New Paltz Stanton
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,486 total · 30 in this make and model · 3,418 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.