- Date
- October 2, 1988, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Prosser, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1817MCessna T210M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881002042409A
- Case key
- 40904
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight was on initial climb after takeoff at 400 AGL when the engine quit. During the ensuing forced landing, the aircraft impacted on an interstate highway perpendicular to the roadway, bounced into open pasture land, impacted a rock berm and burst into flames. Examination of the aircraft revealed evidence of fuel system contamination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1817M
- Reported as
- Cessna T210M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21061963
- Airframe hours
- 1,830
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520R9, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lonnie C. Marchant
- Registered owner
- Lonnie C. Marchant
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 9, 1987 · 82 hours before
- Destination
- PUW · Pullman, 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 796 total · 450 in this make and model · 772 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YKM, 37 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 N1817M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.