# Accident 20110806017339A: Siai-Marchetti F.260, Coalinga, CA, August 6, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2011, 19:06 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N408FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408FD-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti F.260 (registry code 8121206, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-f-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHETTI F.260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110806017339A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, AT 100 FEET ABOVE RUNWAY 14, THE AIRCRAFT LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND MADE AN EMERGANCY LANDING IN THE FIELD ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES. THE PASSENGER IN THE CO-PILOT SEAT SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. TWO CHILDREN IN THE REAR SEAT WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR11LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA374), Aug 7, 2011: SIAI Marchetti F.260 (N408FD), Coalinga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power immediately after takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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