- Date
- May 8, 1984, 17:15 local (May 9, 1984, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Rio Linda, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N212LNavion A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840508036509A
- Case key
- 24255
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Fluid,fuel - improper
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - none suitable
Terrain condition - high obstruction(s)
Analysis
The pilot reported a gradual loss of power leading to complete engine failure. A forced landing was accomplished in a city street, with damage to the wing at collision with a street sign. Although the aircraft was serviced with automotive gasoline, the engine started and run properly after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N212L
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- Continental E-225, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Henry D. Westfall
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 10, 1983 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- Q94 · Rio Linda, CA
- Destination
- Q94 · Rio Linda, CA
- Airport
- Q94 · Rio Linda
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,028 total · 548 in this make and model · 983 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 95 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.