# Accident 19980608025749A: Saab 91B, Redding, CA, June 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1998, 10:55 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7608° N, 123.3299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7608&lon=-123.3299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6370L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6370L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Saab 91B (registry code 7840321, https://openairdocs.org/model/saab-91b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435 (registry code 41516, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SAAB 91B
- Reported engine: LYC O435A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,806 total, 27 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980608025749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JUNE 8, 1998M AT 1055 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A SAAB 91B, N6370L, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT THE BENTON FIELD AIRPORT, REDING, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE TAKEOF ROLL, HE DIDN'T FEEL AS IF THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING FULL POWER. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD THAT HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF. (-23) ON JUNE 08, 1998, MR. LARS LJUNGQVIST BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL IN N6370L, A SAAB 91B, SERIAL NUMBER 266. NOTE: THIS AIRCRAFT IS CERTIFICATED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION CATEGORY. WITNESS REPORTS WERE THAT THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS NOT MAKING FULL POWER. THE PILOT (MR. LJUNQVIST) ABORTED                                                                          THE TAKEOFF BUT COULD NOT STOP IN TIME AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, BREAKING OFF THE LANDING GEAR, BREAKING ONE PROPELLER BLADE AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE SHOWED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT WAS SELECTED TO THE HOT POSITION AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA193), Jun 8, 1998: Saab-Scania 91B (N6370L), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor is the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat during takeoff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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