# NTSB LAX81FVG59: Sky Fly CA-65, N5656, Redding, CA, August 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1981
- Place: Redding, CA · REDDING, CA
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124494
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG59
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG59-124494

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2307   81/8/5    REDDING,CA          SKY FLY CA-65       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1089
        TIME - 2030                    N5656               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDDING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDDING,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- R BRAKE DRUM SEPD FM WHL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5656](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5656-1999-02-25), registration cancelled 1999-02-25, S/N 1928 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SKY FLY CA-65
- Registry model: [Weber CA-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/weber-ca-65) (registry code 0562089) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redding Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810805047599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805047599A), Aug 5, 1981: Amtrck CA65, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Brake drum separated from wheel causing pilot to lose directional control and crash off side of runway.

## Other investigations on N5656 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA056), Dec 17, 1998: Weber CA-65 (N5656), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to remove the right seat belt from around the right control stick, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. An additional cause is the pilot's failure to use a checklist.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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