OAK69F0098

NTSB accident investigation · Republic RC-3 · Sacramento, CA · June 16, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 16, 1968
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6375KRepublic RC-3
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109463

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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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3-2391  68/6/16    SACRAMENTO,CALIF    REPUBLIC RC-3       CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1902                    N6375K              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NATOMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N6375K
Reported as
Republic RC-3
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Natomas

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.