- Date
- August 12, 1984, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mountain Home, ID
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8337ZCessna 210-5(205)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840812040019A
- Case key
- 39987
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fuel system,filter - unapproved partCause
Maintenance,installation - improperCause
Fuel system,filter - dirty(foggy)Cause
Forced landing
Analysis
During climb the rpms started to decrease. The acft was unable to maintain alt and a forced landing was made. During investigation a bogus fuel filter was found between the fuel control unit and the fuel injector. The filter was clogged with debris. The engine would not run with the filter in place. When the filter was removed, the engine ran.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8337Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 210-5(205)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2500337
- Airframe hours
- 3,766
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-S, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cluster V. Livstock
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1984
- Departed
- U76 · Mountain Home, ID
- Airport
- None
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- 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
- 7,400 total · 102 in this make and model · 5,900 as pilot in command · 396 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point -0 °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.