19850413015799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbx BENSENB8M · Lower Lake, CA · April 13, 1985

Date
April 13, 1985 · 14:47 local
Place
Lower Lake, CA
Airport
Pearce
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4544L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA201
Reported as
Amtrbx BENSENB8M
Reported engine
AMTRMC O1001MCCULCH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total82 in this make and model0 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.

Power loss after takeoff. Turned back to runway and descended colliding with a tall tree. Undetermined malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. TURNED BACK TO RUNWAY AND DESCENDED COLLIDING WITH A TALL TREE. UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

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