ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34436
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 October 2008 |
| Time: | 19:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 210-5 (205) |
| Owner/operator: | Jared Shupe |
| Registration: | N8374Z |
| MSN: | 205-0374 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4647 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Payson, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Cruses, NM (KLRU) |
| Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2017 12:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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