- Date
- April 17, 1985, 14:57 local (22:57 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9BHHuff SA-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850417016059A
- Case key
- 24697
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees prior to grnd contact after the eng reportedly quit about 20 min after takeoff. The acft reportedly had more than 29 gallons of fuel on board. The acft has 3 fuel tanks. The fuel selector had been changed several times during attempted restarts after the eng quit. The carburetor was removed from the acft and tested satisfactorily. The fuel strainer and poppet valve were free of contamination. No reason for the failure was found during the tests.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9BH
- Reported as
- Huff SA-300
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1095
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Gamble
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 16,447 total · 6 in this make and model · 16,075 as pilot in command · 185 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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