36.7477° N, 119.7724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 1978 · 15:05 local
Place
Fresno, CA
Airport
Fresno
Phase of flight
Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SPA
Aircraft
N14RJ
Reported as
Bag HP137MK1
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gear cycled down, stayed up, extended by emergency procedure hydraulic flex line had ruptured.
As the FAA filed it
GEAR CYCLED DOWN, STAYED UP, EXTENDED BY EMERGENCY PROCEDURE HYDRAULIC FLEX LINE HAD RUPTURED.