# NTSB WPR09CA006: Cessna 210-5(205), N8374Z, Payson, UT, October 9, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 8, 2008, 19:30 local (Oct 9, 2008, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Payson, UT
- Coordinates: 40.02, -111.759445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0200&lon=-111.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Cessna Aircraft, Salt Lake FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR09CA006
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69252/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA006

## Probable cause

The total loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were a dark night and a cherry orchard at the location where the pilot executed the forced landing.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Power plant](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057100): Aircraft › Aircraft power plant · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057100/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 198 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01057100/cases.md)
- [Light condition: dark](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 448 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03036020/cases.md)
- [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 210-5(205), 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073202), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

While en route during a cross-country flight of greater than four hours duration, the airplane's engine suddenly stopped. The flight instructor, who was assisted by his student, was not able to get the engine restarted. They therefore executed a night power-off forced landing in what turned out to be a cherry tree orchard. During the investigation, six gallons of fuel was recovered from the right tank, and seven gallons was recovered from the left tank. The engine was test run successfully while being fed through both left and right fuel systems. The entire fuel storage/feed system, including the fuel control unit screen and the fuel manifold screen, was inspected. There were no signs of blockage, anomaly, or contamination that would have kept the engine from producing full power. At the completion of the investigation, no clear reason for the loss of engine power had been determined.

## Factual narrative

While en route during a cross-country flight of greater than four hours duration, the airplane's engine suddenly stopped. The flight instructor, who was assisted by his student, was not able to get the engine restarted. They therefore executed a night power-off forced landing in what turned out to be a cherry tree orchard. During the investigation, six gallons of fuel was recovered from the right tank, and seven gallons was recovered from the left tank. The engine was test run successfully while being fed through both left and right fuel systems. The entire fuel storage/feed system, including the fuel control unit screen and the fuel manifold screen, was inspected. There were no signs of blockage, anomaly, or contamination that would have kept the engine from producing full power. At the completion of the investigation, no clear reason for the loss of engine power had been determined.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8374Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8374Z-2010-05-21), registration cancelled 2010-05-21, S/N 205-0374, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210-5(205)
- Registry model: [Cessna 210-5(205)](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210-5-205) (registry code 2073202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 205-0374
- Airframe hours: 4647
- Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SERIES 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jared Shupe
- Registered owner: Jared Shupe
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 17, 2008
- Departed: KLRU, Las Cruses, NM
- Destination: KSLC, Salt Lake City, UT

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; age 28; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 30, 2008; seat: right; flight hours: 344 total, 4 in this make and model, 280 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours
- Student pilot; age 28; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 53 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 55 °F
- Altimeter: 30.02 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20081008848919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081008848919A), Oct 8, 2008: Cessna 2105, Payson, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] purchased the aircraft the morning of October 8th, 2008 in los cruces, new Mexico, and employed the services of [privacy data…

## Other investigations on N8374Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX66D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0049), Jun 18, 1965: Cessna 205 (N8374Z), Baker, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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