19810808049029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univac GC1B · Mojave, CA · August 8, 1981

Date
August 8, 1981 · 08:48 local
Place
Mojave, CA
Airport
Mojave
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80626
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DUQ28
Reported as
Univac GC1B
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,767 total20 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on base leg for landing. Aircraft hit hard during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG FOR LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT HARD DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.