Cessna 210D N3972Y

Summary

On 17 April 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 210D registered N3972Y, operated by Mickele A. Foley, was involved in an accident near N. South Lake T, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 1982 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

N. South Lake T, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 210D

Registration

N3972Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mickele A. Foley

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

N. South Lake T → Colusa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA139

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL CLIMB TO ABOUT 8500 FT. HE THEN NOTICED INDICATIONS OF HIGHER THAN NORMAL EGT AND FUEL PRESSURE AND A LOWER THAN NORMAL FUEL FLOW. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LEVELED OFF AND THROTTLED BACK WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. HE NOTICED A SLIGHT RPM LOSS WITH THE SAME FUEL PRESSURE AND FLOW READINGS. HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT. WHILE RETURNING, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DITCHED IN LAKE TAHOE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED THROUGH A SIDE WINDOW AND SWAM TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETRIEVED FROM THE LAKE. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED, AND AFTER MINOR REPAIRS, IT OPERATED NORMALLY USING THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP COULD NOT BE TESTED DUE TO IMPACT DAMAGE. THE MAGNETOS TESTED SATISFACTORILY. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE TOO RUSTY TO CHECK; THEREFORE, OTHER PLUGS WERE USED FOR THE ENGINE RUN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.