Cessna 320C N3030T
12 July 1986 · Cedar City, Utah, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1986 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 320C registered N3030T was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedar City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cedar City Municipal (CDC)
- Coordinates
- 37.5907, -113.1904
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320C
- Registration
- N3030T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hemet → Cedar City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN86LA195
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
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 PLT SAID THAT WHILE ON DOWNWIND DURING HIS APCH TO LAND, HE ADVANCED THE MIXTURES TO FULL RICH AND RETARDED THE THROTTLES. ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED, HE DISCOVERED THE RIGHT ENG WAS NOT RUNNING AND THE LEFT ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. HE ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY AND PUT THE ACFT DOWN ON LEVEL TERRAIN. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE RIGHT ENG DISCLOSED EVIDENCE OF HAVING BEEN OPERATED WITH AN EXCESSIVELY RICH MIXTURE. DENSITY ALT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CALCULATED TO BE 9,819 FT MSL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1986 | Cessna 320D | Compton, California, United States | William G. Burnett | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 320D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 2 Dec 1986 | Cessna 320 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1985 | Cessna 320 | Ada, Ohio, United States | Charles W. Wood | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1985 | Cessna 320 | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1987 | Cessna 320B | Bermuda Dunes, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1986 | Cessna 152 | Price, Utah, United States | Monarch Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1986 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Goshen, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Cessna 150 | St. George, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-22-150 | Cedar City, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172F | Ephraim, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |