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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bergreen ED KIS · Sanleandro, CA · June 20, 1995

Date: June 20, 1995 · 15:10 local
Place: Sanleandro, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N62TW
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX95LA218

N62TWRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 1995 · Bergreen ED KISS/N 025 Airframe modelBergreen ED KIS

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What happened

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

(-16) The pilot was not able to produce his pilot certificate, aircraft registration or airworthiness certificate when asked for them by the iic on scene. The accident scene was in a densely populated area. The aircraft operating limitations prohibit flying over densely populated areas. The right wing tank had no fuel aboard. The left wing tank had traces of fuel only. There was no odor of fuel in the cockpit or engine compartment and no odor of fuel in the grass under the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION OR AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WHEN ASKED FOR THEM BY THE IIC ON SCENE. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS IN A DENSELY POPULATED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING LIMITATIONS PROHIBIT FLYING OVER DENSELY POPULATED AREAS. THE RIGHT WING TANK HAD NO FUEL ABOARD. THE LEFT WING TANK HAD TRACES OF FUEL ONLY. THERE WAS NO ODOR OF FUEL IN THE COCKPIT OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NO ODOR OF FUEL IN THE GRASS UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX95LA218Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Leandro, CAthe pilot's poor preflight preparation and in-flight decision to overfly a suitable airport when it was evident that he was having an engine problem. The fuel exhaustion was a factor in this accident.Jun 20, 1995 · Substantial damage