- Date
- November 8, 1990, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pocatello, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1683TCessna 402B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901108049279A
- Case key
- 41361
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The loss of engine power due to a burned piston resulting from arcing and partial failure of the left magneto because of improper overhaul, the contamination of the right magneto and improper adjustment of the fuel system at the last major engine overhaul; poor inflight planning by the pilot ins selecting the wrong runway; and the premature extension of the flaps and ladning gear causing the aircraft to undershoot the runway.
Analysis
During a cargo flight, the airplane encountered strong head winds and icing conditions. The pilot stated that he had to apply additional power in order to maintain altitude. During the descent to the airport, the pilot notified ATC that he was declaring an emergency and reported minimum fuel. Shortly there after, the engines quit. The pilot initiated a forced landing in a field where during the landing roll, the left main gear colapsed. Post crash inspection of the airplane revealed that the fuel tanks were near exhausted of fuel.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1683T
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402B0226
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-EB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Regional Express Company
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- SLC · Salt Lake City, UT
- Flight plan
- IFR
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 8,300 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- PIH, 5 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.