- Date
- August 24, 1985, 18:35 local (Aug 25, 1985, 01:35 UTC)
- Place
- St. Helena, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N113CPDuce Project Bakeng Duce
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850824040129A
- Case key
- 24529
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the plt had attempted a landing on the private ranch airstrip and a go around was performed. The acft then reversed direction and descended, striking a 6 foot high metal fence post before coming to rest. The acft was destroyed by post impact fire. No mechanical failure/malfunction was found during examination of the wreckage. The plt, an A&P mechanic, had performed maintenance on the acft and was returning it to the owner when the accident occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N113CP
- Reported as
- Duce Project Bakeng Duce (BAKENG DUC)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 11315
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bob Lorimer
- Registered owner
- Vaughn R. Gregory
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 203 · Angwin, CA
- Destination
- OAK · Oakland, CA
- Airport
- Inglenook Ranch, runway 11, 1,700 × 25 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,600 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.