Cessna T207A accident near Mexican Hat, Utah, September 25, 1984
On September 25, 1984 at about 6:30 pm local time, a Cessna T207A, registered N75870, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mexican Hat, Utah (Oljato airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 25, 1984 · about 6:30 pm local time
- Place
- Mexican Hat, Utah · Oljato · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna T207A · all T207As on the register
- Registration
- N75870 · registry record · serial 20700648
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PLT STATED AFTER ACCIDENT THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH WITH ENG PWR REDUCED FOR LANDING, THE ACFT BEGAN TO DESCEND BELOW THE DESIRED GLIDEPATH. WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED THERE WAS NO ADDED THRUST. AN IN-FLIGHT RESTART WAS UNSUCCESFUL. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AN COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT. POST CRASH FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE THAT WOULD PRECLUDE NORMAL ENG OPERATION. THE ENG DID FAIL WHEN THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS SET FOR SMOOTH ENG OPERATION, THE BOOST PUMP WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THE THROTTLE RAPIDLY ADVANCED FROM A LOW PWR SETTING TO FULL PWR.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,525 hours in all; 12 in this make and model; 253 in the last 90 days; 1,468 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,711 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 15, 1984; 29 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,800 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental TSIO-250-M (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LAS Las Vegas NV at 3:30 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 0
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 050° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 18°F (-8°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:46 pm from PGA
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
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