- Date
- June 30, 1973
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2515TNavion H
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730630018849A
- Case key
- 189251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2392 73/6/30 MADERA,CALIF NAVION H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 4300 TIME - 1210 N2515T PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 1426 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACREMENTO,CALIF FRESNO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- KNOWN UNRELIABLE FUEL GAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2515T
- Reported as
- Navion H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madera Municipal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.