- Date
- May 18, 1980
- Place
- Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7128Jodel D-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800518017149A
- Case key
- 130395
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1478 80/5/18 REDDING,CA JODEL D-9 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25, TIME - 1900 N7128 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 133 TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING SKY RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION REDDING,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- VW 1200CC ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7128
- Reported as
- Jodel D-9
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Redding Sky Ranch
N7128Registration cancelled Dec 2, 2014 · Jodel D-9Airframe modelJodel D-9Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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