- Date
- August 4, 1980
- Place
- Sn Luis Obspo, CA · SN LUIS OBSPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11867Bellanca 7GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800804037399A
- Case key
- 129941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1643 80/8/4 SN LUIS OBSPO,CA BELLANCA 7GCBC CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N11867 PX- 0 0 0 POWER/PIPELINE AGE 26, 4411 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA PAULA,CA PASO ROBLES,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SIPHONING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CAP LOOSE.INTENTIONAL GND LOOP TO AVOID OBSTNS.PIPE LN PATROL.WND GSTG 12KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11867
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N11867 · 1
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