- Date
- March 11, 1978
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N741ZAmateur Baby L
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780311005009A
- Case key
- 143219
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0472 78/3/11 PACOIMA,CA AMATEUR BABY L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 160 TIME - 1505 N741Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PACOIMA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BUILDER INSTRUCTED PLT NOT TO TKOF WITH LESS THAN 3GAL.APPROX 3GAL FUEL IN TANK AT TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N741Z
- Reported as
- Amateur Baby L
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Fernando
N741ZRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Mason BABY LAKESAirframe modelMason BABY LAKESEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.