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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Dorner DO27A4 · Bakersfield, CA · March 17, 1988

Date
March 17, 1988 · 13:10 local
Place
Bakersfield, CA
Airport
Meadows Field
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N772AX
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88FA130
Reported as
Dorner DO27A4
Reported engine
Lycoming IGSO480A1E6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,583 total

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.

Ran out of fuel and crashed turning final for landing. No biennial check and not considered proficient in type.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING. NO BIENNIAL CHECK AND NOT CONSIDERED PROFICIENT IN TYPE.

NTSB investigation

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