- Date
- March 18, 1968
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N156KAero Comdr 560-F
- Status
- Completed · report April 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110612
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4747 68/3/18 FRESNO,CALIF AERO COMDR 560-F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1800 TIME - 2343 N156K PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIN FUEL TANK CAP LOOSE,FUEL SIPHONED, 7 GAL IN AUX TANK. PLT DID NOT SWITCH TANKS. STRUCK POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N156K
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 560-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chandler
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