- Date
- July 6, 1989, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Sacramento, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N747JRBoeing A75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890706020169A
- Case key
- 26440
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Probable cause
The partial blockage of the engine induction system which resulted from improper maintenance.
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.
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff, the engine started losing power. The pilot declared an emergency and was cleared to land on any runway. The airplane made the airport but collided with a hangar, and then the ground. Post accident inspection revealed the air induction system appeared to be blocked with a large amount of friction tape. Another junction in the induction system was wrapped with the same type friction tape.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N747JR
- Reported as
- Boeing A75
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental 220C, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Max, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- SAC
- Airport
- SAC · Executive
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
- 65
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,814 total · 98 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N747JR · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.