# NTSB OAK72DVG21: Convair PBY-6A, N2886D, Paskenta, CA, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Paskenta, CA · PASKENTA, CA
- Location: 39.8833° N, 122.5458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paskenta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8833&lon=-122.5458&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVG21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG21

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2886D-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 64034, built 1944 (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)
- Registry engine: [Wright C14AB AC BA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-c14ab-ac-ba) (registry code 67030, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2886D (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA85FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85FA182), Jul 29, 1985: Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A (N2886D), Northport, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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