Cessna T210N N7335N

Summary

On 6 October 1988 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna T210N registered N7335N, operated by Stephen, Norman B., was involved in an accident near Price, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 1988 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Price, Utah, United States

Coordinates

39.5692, -110.7997

Aircraft

Cessna T210N

Registration

N7335N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen, Norman B.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Evanston → Moab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN89LA008

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A BUSINESS FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ABOUT 1 HR INTO THE FLIGHT, HE NOTICED SMOKE OR OIL VAPOR IN THE COCKPIT. HE SAW OIL ON THE LOWER COWLING AND WING AND COMMUNICATED HIS POSITION AND PROBLEM TO THE SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC. THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH WITH SEVERE VIBRATIONS. THE PLT ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND LAND IN A CLEARING. THE ACFT LANDED WHEELS UP IN ROUGH TERRAIN. THE FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. A POST-ACCIDENT INSPECTION BY AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT AN OIL LINE SERVICING THE TURBO-CHARGER WASTE GATE HAD BROKEN AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE OIL TO DUMP. WITH THE OIL SUPPLY DEPLETED, THE NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD BEARING SEIZED AND THE ROD BROKE, KNOCKING A HOLE IN THE CASE. THE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE PILOT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE OIL LINE REPLACED 1.5 HOURS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.