General Brees Fld Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Laramie, Wyoming 82070
Sunday, October 28, 1990 10:15 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

AT THE END OF A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WHILE ON FINAL APPOACH, THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AND TEST RUN. DURING THE RUN, THERE WERE NO NOTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY SET THE MIXTURE CONTROL.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/28/1990
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1015
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City LARAMIE
Event State WYOMING
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 82070
Event Date Year 1990
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GENERAL BREES FLD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LAR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 7278
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1020 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID LAR
Elevation of weather observation facility 7278
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 60
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 15
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 22
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 8700
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1823
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 28 1990 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 930
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 43615
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 5:30PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4981C
NTSB Number SEA91LA009
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number 63699
Certified Max Gross Weight 3800
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 28 1990 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 13
Airframe Hours 3378
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name UNKNOWN
Aircraft Owner Street Address
Aircraft Owner City
Aircraft Owner State
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name PILOT CENTER
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 200 RACQUETTE DRIVE
Operator City FORT COLLINS
Operator State CO
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 80524
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code CYS
Departure City CHEYENNE
Departure State WY
Departure Country
Departure Time 945
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 21
Runway Length 7700
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --