- Date
- November 5, 1984, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ely, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N56234Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841105060549A
- Case key
- 40085
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a swampy area during a forced landing after a power loss. The plt said he had a rise in oil temp andwas cruising at a lower alt to stabilize the oil temp. This necessitated navigating around some mountains which increased the flt distance. The fuel was exhausted before reaching the en route refueling stop. The plt also said the fuel gage was stuck.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56234
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3856
- Airframe hours
- 9,584
- Engine
- Wright R-975, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Trinkle And Boys
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 12, 1984
- Departed
- HTH · Hawthorn, NV
- Destination
- CNY · Moab, UT
- Airport
- ELY · Ely
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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,053 total · 3,053 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 17 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELY, 8 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.
Other investigations on N56234 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.