OAK67A0076

NTSB accident investigation · N American B-25N · Red Bluff, CA · May 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1967
Place
Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3521GN American B-25N
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117761

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0209   67/5/6    RED BLUFF,CALIF     N AMERICAN B-25N    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 8000
        TIME - 1639                    N3521G              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIDWELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N3521G
Reported as
N American B-25N
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Bidwell Field

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.