# NTSB LAX96LA101: Boeing A75, N1359N, Barstow, CA, January 27, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 27, 1996, 12:01 local (20:01 UTC) - Place: Barstow, CA - Coordinates: 34.969684, -116.989021 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9697&lon=-116.9890&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29369 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX96LA101 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29369/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA101 ## Probable cause a loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of engine power, descent - normal - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - Forced landing, emergency descent/landing - In flight collision with object, emergency descent/landing - object - fence - terrain condition - open field ## Analysis The pilot reported that he planned an en route stop to refuel. As he descended to 8,500 feet mean sea level, about 5 to 8 miles from the airport, the engine lost power and stopped. The pilot attempted to restart the engine by leaning the mixture, switching the magnetos off and on, and by priming the engine. The engine briefly started, but stopped after a few seconds. The pilot indicated that he initially considered making an off-airport landing. However, after gliding over Interstate Highway 40 and several power lines, he believed that he could reach the airport. The airplane crashed into the airport's perimeter fence and nosed over about 100 yards from the runway. He indicated that he had used carburetor heat during the flight. ## Factual narrative On January 27, 1996, at 1201 hours Pacific standard time, a Boeing A75, N1359N, collided with a fence and terrain while making a forced landing adjacent to the Barstow-Daggett Airport, Barstow, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight originated from Chino, California, at 1145 on the day of the accident. The pilot stated that he had taken off from the Chino airport and was en route to Las Vegas, Nevada, with a planned fuel stop at Barstow-Daggett. On departure, the airplane had been topped off, for a total of 46 gallons of fuel in both tanks. As he descended to 8,500 feet mean sea level, about 5 to 8 miles from the airport, the airplane's engine lost power and stopped operating. The pilot attempted to restart the engine by leaning the mixture, switching the magnetos off and on, and by priming the engine. The engine briefly started, but it stopped running after a few seconds. According to the pilot, he initially considered making an off-airport landing. However, after gliding over Interstate Highway 40 and several power lines, he believed that he could reach the airport. The airplane crashed into the airport's perimeter fence and nosed over about 100 yards from the runway. The pilot further reported that his airplane was equipped with a gravity fed fuel system. At the time of the accident, he estimated 23 gallons of fuel remained in the airplane's tanks. In the pilot's completed "Aircraft Accident Report," NTSB Form 6120.1/2, he indicated that he had used carburetor heat during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1359N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1359N), registered now, S/N 75-5738, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing A75 - Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-5738 - Airframe hours: 4727 - Engines: P&W R-985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ross J. Capawana - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 16, 1995, 2 hours before - Departed: CNO, CHINO, CA - Destination: DAG - Airport: DAG, Barstow-Daggett, runway 26, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 5,300 total, 50 in this make and model, 5,100 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 18 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: DAG, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19960127000959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960127000959A), Jan 27, 1996: Boeing A75, Daggett, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power approaching airport. Struck perimeter fence on final. 100YDS short. Cause power loss not determined. ## Other investigations on N1359N (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB OAK73DVA63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA63), Jun 5, 1973: Boeing A75N1 (N1359N), Kingsburg, CA, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.