# Accident 19990121009769A: Amtr CA65, Red Bluff, CA, January 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1999, 10:51 local time
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Airport: Red Bluff Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1503° N, 122.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RED BLUFF MUNI (RBL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1503&lon=-122.2522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5656, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656-1999-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weber CA-65 (registry code 0562089, https://openairdocs.org/model/weber-ca-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CA65
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990121009769A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON DECEMBER 17, 1998, AT 1051 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A WEBER CA-65, N5656, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS EN ROUTE TO REDDING, CALIFORNIA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PRVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD WRAPPED THE RIGHT SEAT BELT AROUND THE RIGHT CONTROL YOKE AS A GUST LOCK.  HE STATED THAT HE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT BEFORE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY.  HE FUTHER REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE IS CONFIGURED WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE SEATING AND HE WAS FLYING FROM THE LEFT SEAT.  THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON DECEMBER 23, 1998.                                                                 (-23) MR. ARMAL DEPARTED REDBLUFF AIRPORT AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF HIS AIRCRAFT ON DECEMBER 17, 1998. DURING THE LIFT OFF MR. ARMAL NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL STICK WAS TIED BACK WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE PITCHE D UP, MR. ARMAL REACHED OVER TO UNLATCH THE SEATBELT AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5656 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810805047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047599A), Aug 5, 1981: Amtrck CA65 (N5656), Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Brake drum separated from wheel causing pilot to lose directional control and crash off side of runway.

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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