# Accident 20160824014099A: Siai-Marchetti SF260, Fullerton, CA, August 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2016, 17:57 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8706° N, 117.9817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8706&lon=-117.9817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16FD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16FD-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (registry code 8121208, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-sf260) (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 SF260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,691 total, 6 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR16LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824014099A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ROTATION, N16FD BEGAN ROLLING LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO ARREST THE ROLL DESPITE HIM APPLYING FULL RIGHT STICK AND RUDDER INPUTS. N16FD FIRST COLLIDED WITH 3 AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO HITTING THE PAVEMENT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING A HANGAR.

## 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 WPR16LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA167), Aug 25, 2016: Siai-Marchetti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to set the flaps to the proper takeoff setting before takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall during takeoff and loss of control.

## Other reports on N16FD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980902027659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980902027659I), Sep 2, 1998: Mrchti SF260 (N16FD), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. On September 2, 1998, at approximately 3:30 pdst, david b. coleman, PIC of sisi marchetti SF260, N16FD, landed at or past midfield on runway 24 at Fullerton…

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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