- Date
- November 25, 1969
- Place
- Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4212KRyan NAV-A
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144742
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4480 69/11/25 SANTA ANA,CALIF RYAN NAV-A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 636 TIME - 1515 N4212K PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 628 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE CO. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VAN NUYS,CALIF VAN NUYS,CALIF SAN DIEGO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HIT CULTIVATOR IN LARGE,OPEN,LVL FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4212K
- Reported as
- Ryan NAV-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orange Co.
N4212KRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Ryan NAVION AAirframe modelRyan NAVION AEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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