- Date
- July 23, 1979
- Place
- Santa Paula, CA · SANTA PAULA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3448Baby Great Lakes
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790723018969A
- Case key
- 135312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2035 79/7/23 SANTA PAULA,CA BABY GREAT LAKES CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 1146 TIME - 1240 N3448 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA PAULA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA PAULA,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE TERRAIN - SANDY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3448
- Reported as
- Baby Great Lakes
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Paula
N3448Registration cancelled Mar 25, 1980 · Great Lakes HOMEBUILTAirframe modelGreat Lakes HOMEBUILTEngine 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.