- Date
- August 12, 1970
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N707YUNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116650
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1289 70/8/12 VACAVILLE,CALIF NAVION A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, TIME - 1315 N707YU PX- 0 3 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NUT TREE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CALIF OAKLAND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- FUEL TANK SELECTOR R TIP TANK,APRX 1 1/2GAL FUEL IN TANK.MFG RECOMMENDS T/O,AND LDG ON MAIN TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N707YU
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nut Tree