LAX86LA250

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing A75N1 · Colusa, CA · June 12, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 12, 1986, 14:30 local (21:30 UTC)
Place
Colusa, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N68467Boeing A75N1
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860612024329A
Case key
25179

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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.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - dirt bank/rising embankmentFactor
Planned approach - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown

Analysis

The plt was practicing takeoffs and landings when the acft's landing gear caught a berm on short final and the acft nosed over. The plt stated that there was no mechanical failure or malfunction of the acft.

Aircraft

Registration
N68467
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Category
Airplane
Serial number
75-4737
Airframe hours
5
Engine
Lycoming R-680-7, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Ralph . Keeley III
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · December 10, 1985 · 5 hours before
Airport
Q23 · Davis

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
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Rear
Flight hours
262 total · 5 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
35 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
84 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N68467 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.