- Date
- January 9, 1987, 16:05 local (Jan 10, 1987, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7232VIntermountain Mfg. Callair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870109000309A
- Case key
- 25498
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a towing operation, just after lift-off the aircraft lost engine power at approximately 75 feet AGL. The glider released and landed without incident. The aircraft continued straight ahead, ran into a fence and came to rest in a plowed field. The fuel gage was found positioned to the left fuel tank. The left fuel tank was empty of fuel. The right fuel tank was full of fuel. The left fuel gage was found inoperative and stuck in the three quarters full position. The fuel tank selector was positioned to the left tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7232V
- Reported as
- Intermountain Mfg. Callair A-9 (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1269
- Airframe hours
- 4,994
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bret Willat
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1986 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- 8Q7 · Fremont, CA
- Airport
- 8Q7 · Sky Sailing, runway 28, 2,300 × 30 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,083 total · 2 in this make and model · 1,915 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HWD, 5 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.
Other investigations on N7232V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.