ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 378211
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Date: | Thursday 25 October 1984 |
Time: | 14:00 LT |
Type: | Beechcraft C-45H |
Owner/operator: | Howard Harding |
Registration: | N9561Z |
MSN: | AF-32 |
Total airframe hrs: | 9800 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R985-HB |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Heber City, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Roosevelt, UT (74U) |
Destination airport: | Salt Lake City, UT (KSLC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:WHILE IN CRUISE FLT, PLT NOTED GRADUAL LEFT ENG OIL PRESS DROP FROM NORMAL 70 PSI TO 20 PSI. PLT SHUT DOWN LEFT ENG, FEATHERED PROP AND DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT. EN ROUTE TO ALTERNATE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART LEFT ENG TO AVOID SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING. PLT STATED ACFT BATTERY WAS 'GROUND DOWN' BY UNSUCCESSFUL START ATTEMPTS. ON ARRIVAL AT AIRPORT, GEAR WOULD NOT LOWER BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE LOW BATTERY OUTPUT. PLT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY BUT INSUFFICIENT TIME AND ALTITUDE REMAINED TO COMPLETE OPERATION BEFORE LANDING. PLT ATTEMPTED SINGLE- ENGINE GO-AROUND WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. PLT EXECUTED FORCED LANDING IN OPEN FIELD, ELEVATION 5600 FT MSL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | DEN85LA018 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB DEN85LA018
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