ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363693
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| Date: | Sunday 3 May 1992 |
| Time: | 13:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna T210L |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5468V |
| MSN: | 2106075 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2400 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-4HA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shelter Cove, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Jose, CA (KSJC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT HAD ABOUT 2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FOR THE 235 NM TRIP. AFTER A 1.5 HOUR FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT SHELTER COVE AND THE PILOT ENTERED A RIGHT BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 30. ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,500 FEET, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT. THE PILOT SAID HE TRIED ALL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT COULD NOT AFFECT AN ENGINE RESTART. THE AIRCRAFT DITCHED ABOUT ONE HALF MILE OFFSHORE. THE OCCUPANTS WERE PICKED UP BY A PASSING FISHING BOAT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE OCEAN.
Probable Cause: THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA197
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 20:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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