- Date
- July 9, 1968
- Place
- Colusa, CA · COLUSA, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4914VDehavilland DH104
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2275 68/7/9 COLUSA,CALIF DEHAVILLAND DH104 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2200 TIME - 0954 N4914V PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUSA COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- IMPROPER DECISION TO ABORT LDG WHILE ON SINGLE ENGINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4914V
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DH104
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Colusa County
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