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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Goudie Lawernce A FISHER CLASSIC · Redlands, CA · March 3, 2015

Date: March 3, 2015 · 12:21 local
Place: Redlands, CA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N417LG
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15LA123
Reported as: Goudie Lawernce A Fisher Classic
Reported engine: Continental A-80
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total43 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N417LGRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2018 · Goudie Lawernce A FISHER CLASSICS/N C0145 · Built 2013 Airframe modelGoudie Lawernce A FISHER CLASSIC Engine modelContinental A-80-8Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft engine power failure. Unknown cause. Emergency off-airport landing resulted in serious injury to the pilot (lone occupant) and substantial damage to the right wings, landing gear,propeller, firewall and cockpit. An unknown quantity of fuel remained in the aircraft, but did not result in a post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENGINE POWER FAILURE. UNKNOWN CAUSE. EMERGENCY OFF-AIRPORT LANDING RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE PILOT (LONE OCCUPANT) AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGS, LANDING GEAR,PROPELLER, FIREWALL AND COCKPIT. AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF FUEL REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT, BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.

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 WPR15LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRedlands, CAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate planning for the test flight, which resulted in insufficient altitude and no suitable place to land in the event of an emergency.Mar 3, 2015 · Substantial damage