Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary LAX85FA024

SEDONA, AZ, USA

Aircraft #1

N6262H

CESSNA T207A

Analysis

ON FINAL APPROACH ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM THE ARPT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER. AFTER FLYING OVER A RIDGE AND SEVERAL TREES THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE FUEL STRAINER AND PROGRESSED REARWARD. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF FIRE UNTIL THE ACFT CAME TO REST. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED DURING INSPECTION OF THE ACFT & ENG WAS THAT 3 LEFT BANK FUEL INJECTORS WERE BLOCKED WITH A SUBSTANCE LATER IDENTIFIED AS PRIMARILY BEING DIRT.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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