- Date
- March 17, 1988, 13:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Oildale, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N772AXDornier DO-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880317071279A
- Case key
- 25815
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Probable cause
Pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations and his failure to properly use the mixture control.
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.
Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Refueling - not performedCause
Fluid,fuel - exhaustionCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N772AX
- Reported as
- Dornier DO-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 664
- Engine
- Lycoming IGSO-480-A1E6, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aero International Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- 0O3 · San Andreas, CA
- Destination
- BFL · Bakersfield, CA
N772AXRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2012 · Dornier DO 27Airframe modelDornier DO 27Engine modelLycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,583 total · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BFL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.