- Date
- June 5, 1986, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sonoma, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N62763Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860605022889A
- Case key
- 25174
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
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Analysis
The acft collided with a pole and crashed in a flooded field while on final approach. The pilot indicated that he flew a 20 minute local VFR flight prior to the accident. He stated he had suffered head injuries and was unable to recall any details of the accident after the acft struck the pole. Examination of the engine revealed minor impact damage and mud and rust deposits. The right magneto was rusted shut. Examination of the propeller revealed one blade bent forward and the other damaged due to a strike. The engine was run on a test stand without any problems after the engine oil was changed and the right magneto replaced.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62763
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-2467
- Airframe hours
- 2,006
- Engine
- Continental W670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Gustaf Friesen, doing business as Aero Schellville
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1986 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- OQ3 · Sonoma, CA
- Airport
- 0Q3 · Sonoma Valley, runway 25, 2,700 × 75 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 853 total · 115 in this make and model · 799 as pilot in command · 217 in the last 90 days · 87 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APC, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.