- Date
- October 18, 1984, 09:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Snoqualmie Pass, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3553UCessna 182F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 40082
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that while leveling off at 5,500 ft he trimmed the acft for cruise flt (2200 RPM/21' mp) and checked the carb heat. Aprx 5 mins later, the plt switched from the rt fuel tank to both fuel tanks. Shortly thereafter the eng lost power. Plt then switched back to the right fuel tank and used carb heat however the eng quit entirely. Attempts to restart the eng failed and the acft was destroyed during the subsequent forced landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3553U
- Reported as
- Cessna 182F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182-54953
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tim A Mckee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 27, 1983 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- WA64 · Sultan, WA
- Destination
- ELN · Ellensburg, WA
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 616 total · 29 in this make and model · 532 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 28 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
Other investigations on N3553U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.