19851211064119A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 335 · Yuba City, CA · December 11, 1985

Date
December 11, 1985 · 15:05 local
Place
Yuba City, CA
Airport
Swtter Co
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2708X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86LA064
Reported as
Cessna 335
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520EB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total1,000 in this make and model10 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.

Both engines quit on base leg. Landed in orchard. Unable to get a restart after switching to tanks with fuel.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH ENGINES QUIT ON BASE LEG. LANDED IN ORCHARD. UNABLE TO GET A RESTART AFTER SWITCHING TO TANKS WITH FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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