# Accident 20160506008979A: Antonov AN-2, San Bernardino, CA, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 11:58 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: San Bernardino International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1142° N, 117.2158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1142&lon=-117.2158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2AN-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Antonov AN-2 (registry code 056129T, https://openairdocs.org/model/antonov-an-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wsk-Pzl-K PZL ASZ-62IR (registry code 67203, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-k-pzl-asz-62ir) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ANTONOV AN-2
- Reported engine: WSK-PZL-K PZL ASZ-62IR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 58 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506008979A

## Narrative

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

N2AN, AN-2, ENGINE FAILURE WHILE SEQUENCING TO LAND AT SAN BERNARDINO AIRPORT (SBD), HIT POWER LINES AND FLIPPED WHILE LANDING IN A DIRT FIELD. NO 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 WPR16LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA101), May 6, 2016: Antonov AN2 (N2AN), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The mechanic’s failure to inspect the fine fuel filter gascolator as required during the most recent inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.

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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