- Date
- August 9, 1981
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N19RJCessna 421
- Status
- Completed · report January 27, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810809084639A
- Case key
- 123549
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3147 81/8/9 LONG BEACH,CA CESSNA 421 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2000 TIME - 1800 N19RJ PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS VEGAS,NV LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION 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- STRUCK PWR LN & FENCE DRG FORCED LNDG.FOUND MAIN FUEL TNKS EMPTY,AUX TNKS NRLY FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19RJ
- Reported as
- Cessna 421
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Daugherty
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.