- Date
- August 19, 1971
- Place
- Marysville, CA · MARYSVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9236LAmer Avco AA-1A
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162063
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1812 71/8/19 MARYSVILLE,CALIF AMER AVCO AA-1A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2135 N9236L PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 46, 11000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEALE AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OROVILLE,CALIF YUBA CITY,CALIF ALTURAS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DIDNT REFUEL BEFORE LAST T/O. TANKS DRY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9236L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beale Afb
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