19880514018339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Slnsby T59D · Middletown, CA · May 14, 1988

Date
May 14, 1988 · 17:00 local
Place
Middletown, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74T
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88LA182
Reported as
Slnsby T59D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
557 total130 in this make and model33 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.

Lost lift on cross country flight. Landed in open field and ground looped to avoid a fence.

As the FAA filed it

LOST LIFT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDED IN OPEN FIELD AND GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A FENCE.

NTSB investigation

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