Cessna P210N N3605P

Summary

On 15 December 1986 at about 00:15 local time, a Cessna P210N registered N3605P was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 December 1986 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.2705, -111.9402

Aircraft

Cessna P210N

Registration

N3605P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durango → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87LA064

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

WHILE THE PLT WAS RECEIVING VECTORS FOR ARRIVAL AT CHANDLER, AZ, THE ENG LOST POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ABOUT 1 MI NORTH OF THE ARPT. HE RPRTD THAT HE HAD FILLED THE FUEL TANKS AT CHANDLER & HAD FLOWN TO DURANGO, CO ON 12/5/86. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, HE HAD RETURNED TO CHANDLER WITHOUT REFUELING. AN EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. NO MECHANICAL PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS RPRTD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.