- Date
- May 26, 1968
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1700Fournier RF4D
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110251
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1632 68/5/26 SANTA PAULA,CALIF FOURNIER RF4D CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1215 N1700 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY 39, 19150 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 98 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER.PLT DID NOT SWITCH TANKS.ACFT OVER GROSSED 250 LBS.TEMP 98 DEG.WIND 15K GUSTS 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1700
- Reported as
- Fournier RF4D
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Paula