# NTSB OAK71FVA08: Convair PBY-6A, N6459C, Columbia, CA, July 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1970
- Place: Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
- Location: 38.0312° N, 120.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0312&lon=-120.4134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1502  70/7/18    COLUMBIA,CALIF      CONVAIR PBY-6A      CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 13532
        TIME - 1600                    N6459C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1202 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           101                                                     193
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           8                                                       VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSD MAKING 360 TURNS LO ALT.PLT REPD FNL APCH.HIT GRANITE BOULDERS 252 FT SHORT,5 FT BLO RWY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6459C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6459C-1970-09-09), registration cancelled 1970-09-09, S/N 46653 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR PBY-6A
- Registry model: [Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/consolidated-vultee-pby-6a) (registry code 2421302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia

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.

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