- Date
- September 14, 1987, 19:18 local (Sep 15, 1987, 02:18 UTC)
- Place
- Byron, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N999BAPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870914053189A
- Case key
- 25689
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
With the wind out of the southwest at 8 to 10 knots, the plt was taxiing the acft in a northerly direction at a high enough speed to keep 'on the step'. When he attempted to turn the acft to a southwesterly heading for tkof, the acft failed to respond. Rather than abort the tkof, he continued straight ahead, judging that he had sufficient room to tkof in that direction. At 38 to 40 knots, while approaching a levee, he pulled the acft off the water. The right float grazed the top of the levee, causing the acft to veer to the right followed by the right wing colliding with a telephone pole.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999BA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187709138
- Airframe hours
- 1,107
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lamb, Vaughn R.
- Registered owner
- Vaughn H Lamb
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1986 · 180 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 9,540 total · 180 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 10 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 40 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.
Other investigations on N999BA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.