- Date
- August 27, 1971
- Place
- Paskenta, CA · PASKENTA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2886DConvair PBY-6A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163082
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3221 71/8/27 PASKENTA,CALIF CONVAIR PBY-6A CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6800 TIME - 1210 N2886D PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 467 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DROPPING SLURRY ON FIRE L WING HIT TREE.LANDED W/O FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2886D
- Reported as
- Convair PBY-6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2886DRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2003 · Consolidated Vultee PBY-6AAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee PBY-6AEngine modelWright C14AB AC BA
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