- Date
- April 12, 1980
- Place
- Lemoore, CA · LEMOORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8889QAero Comdr S2R
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800412010689A
- Case key
- 131062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0294 80/4/12 NR.LEMOORE,CA AERO COMDR S2R CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N8889Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 4908 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 473 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DIRT ROAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEMOORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -*ERROR-INVALID CODE* SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- FORCED LNDG IN GRAPE VINEYARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8889Q
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dirt Road
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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