- Date
- November 16, 1979
- Place
- Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3184KCessna 401
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791116033119A
- Case key
- 134831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2903 79/11/16 NR.COLUSA,CA CESSNA 401 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 2000 TIME - 1530 N3184K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLACE BROS. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VAN NUYS,CA. COLUSA,CA. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 200 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND FOG CALM TEMPERATURE-F TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 60 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- EMERG LNDG ON SHORT,WET RWY W LINES/POLES AT ENDS.TERRAIN PREVENTED RADIO COMM W ATC AT LOW ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3184K
- Reported as
- Cessna 401
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wallace Bros.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.