- Date
- September 3, 1979
- Place
- Courtland, CA · COURTLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N96315Douglas VJ22
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790903028219A
- Case key
- 134106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2444 79/9/3 COURTLAND,CA DOUGLAS VJ22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 714 TIME - 1055 N96315 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NATOMAS,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ESTIMATED 42 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96315
- Reported as
- Douglas VJ22
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N96315Registration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Douglas VJ-22Airframe modelDouglas VJ-22Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.