- Date
- January 13, 1991, 12:49 local (19:49 UTC)
- Place
- Tooele, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N235MAero Commander 200D
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910113002449A
- Case key
- 41380
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Probable cause
Engine fuel system blockage due to ice formation in the fuel system during a period of weather temperature extremes. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
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.
Analysis
The acft lost power while in a normal climb about 5 minutes after takeoff. The pilot was not able to restart the engine and elected to ditch the acft in the great salt great.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N235M
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 296
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald S. Zakraisek
- Registered owner
- Donald S. Zakraisek
- Destination
- U42 · Salt Lake City, UT
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
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 174 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 9 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Observed at
- SLC, 16 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 N235M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.