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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · WSK PZL104 · Oakland, CA · January 3, 2009

Date: January 3, 2009
Place: Oakland, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N226PF
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA071
Reported as: WSK PZL104
Reported engine: A114RA
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,000 total60 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N226PFRegistration cancelled Jun 26, 2009 · PZL PZL-104 WILGAS/N 15800567 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPZL PZL-104 WILGA Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On January 3, 2009, about 1405 (PST) the pilot, privacy data omitted checked the fuel level indicators on the wing during pre-flight and noted one tank was half full and other tank was quarter full on his experimental exibition pzl, PZL-104-35A wilga. privacy data omitted Departed Oakland airport (oak) runway 33 with a right departure. After 9 minutes into the flight the pilot reported a power loss that appeared to be fuel starvation. The aircraft impacted trees in the redwood regional park, Oakland, CA. The crash site is 3.5 miles at 026 degrees from the Oakland airport. The airplane was destroyed. The pilot extricated himself from the wreckage and obtained transportation to a local hospital where he was kept overnight to treat and monitor his minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 3, 2009, ABOUT 1405 (PST) THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHECKED THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATORS ON THE WING DURING PRE-FLIGHT AND NOTED ONE TANK WAS HALF FULL AND OTHER TANK WAS QUARTER FULL ON HIS EXPERIMENTAL EXIBITION PZL, PZL-104-35A WILGA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED OAKLAND AIRPORT (OAK) RUNWAY 33 WITH A RIGHT DEPARTURE. AFTER 9 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE PILOT REPORTED A POWER LOSS THAT APPEARED TO BE FUEL STARVATION. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES IN THE REDWOOD REGIONAL PARK, OAKLAND, CA. THE CRASH SITE IS 3.5 MILES AT 026 DEGREES FROM THE OAKLAND AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT EXTRICATED HIMSELF FROM THE WRECKAGE AND OBTAINED TRANSPORTATION TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT TO TREAT AND MONITOR HIS MINOR INJURIES.

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 WPR09LA071Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOakland, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.Jan 3, 2009 · Substantial damage