- Date
- August 17, 1980
- Place
- Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3138KCessna 421A
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800817036649A
- Case key
- 128783
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3737 80/8/17 LANCASTER,CA CESSNA 421A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1312 N3138K PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 26, 2050 TOTAL HOURS, 15 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN WILLIAM J FOX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BEND,OR VAN NUYS,CA LANCASTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R AUX TANK FULL,HAD BEEN CAPPED & RENDERED INOPERABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3138K
- Reported as
- Cessna 421A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gen William J Fox
N3138KRegistration cancelled Aug 5, 2023 · Cessna 421Airframe modelCessna 421Engine modelContinental GTSIO-520-C
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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