Cessna T210M accident near Richmond, UT
On October 1, 1994, a Cessna T210M (airplane) was involved in an accident near Richmond, UT. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 1, 1994
- Place
- Richmond, UT
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 41.901°N, 111.811°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X02423
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 1, 1994, at 1645 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210M, N732VK, was destroyed during a forced landing near Richmond, Utah. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. An instrument flight plan was filed and a weather briefing received. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. According to Air Traffic Control (ATC), the airplane was in cruise flight at FL190 on an IFR clearance from Woodland, California, to Lander, Wyoming. The pilot reported losing engine oil pressure and requested to land at the Logan-Cache Municipal Airport (LGU), near Logan, Utah. ATC cleared the flight direct to LGU and cleared the pilot to descend to 12,000 feet. Radio and radar contact were lost 10 miles northeast of Logan, while the aircraft was descending through 12,000 feet. An employee of the Logan Airport monitored a transmission received on Unicom by the pilot of N732VK. On the pilot's initial call, he stated that "he was experiencing oil pressure problems and was attempting a dead stick landing at Logan." Another airplane in the pattern called the pilot in distress to find out his location from the airport. The pilot responded that "he was 8 miles east, had lost his oil pressure, was IMC, and he hoped he didn't hit any of the mountains." The mountains east of Logan were obscured by clouds at the time of the accident. There were no reported eyewitnesses to this accident. AIRCRAFT INFORMATION The airplane was topped off with 68 gallons of 100LL aviation gasoline at the Woodlands-Watts Airport, the eveni
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DUE TO AN OIL LEAK FROM A LOOSE OIL LINE FITTING. FACTORS WERE THE OBSCURATION, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AT THE PILOT'S DISPOSAL.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
