38.1327° N, 121.8708° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Birds Landing, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 5, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Birdslanding, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N444PL
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
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.
(-16) 1) Engine was not developing power when it impacted the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-16) 1) ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.