- Date
- September 28, 1980
- Place
- San Rafael, CA · SAN RAFAEL, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CFFDZDehavilland DH-82
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 129053
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-0015 80/9/28 SAN RAFAEL,CA DEHAVILLAND DH-82 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, TIME - 1420 CFFDZ PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN RAFAEL,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- L WING DROPPED,HIT LEVEE WHEN PLT ADDED PWR.WND GSTG 10KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFFDZ
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH-82
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Smith Ranch