- Date
- June 7, 1970
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9828BDowner 14-19
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123994
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2396 70/6/7 NR.LONG BEACH,CALIF DOWNER 14-19 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1091 TIME - 2223 N9828B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CALIF LONG BEACH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- NO WX CK BEFORE DEPARTURE.OPERATED ON TOP OF OVCST.DESCENDED TO VFR CONDITIONS AFTER ENG QUIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9828B
- Reported as
- Downer 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9828BRegistration cancelled Jan 14, 2019 · Bellanca 14-19-2Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-2Engine modelContinental O-470 series
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Other investigations on N9828B · 2
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