# Accident 20090103002009A: Wsk PZL104, Oakland, CA, January 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2009
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7922° N, 122.1292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7922&lon=-122.1292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226PF-2009-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: PZL PZL-104 WILGA (registry code 0560679, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-pzl-104-wilga) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WSK PZL104
- Reported engine: A114RA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090103002009A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA071), Jan 3, 2009: PZL PZL-104 35A (N226PF), Oakland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.

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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