- Date
- August 26, 1972
- Place
- Red Bluff, CA · RED BLUFF, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3KBunker RLU-1N11724Stearman 4E
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167695
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1147 72/8/26 SMARTVILLE,CALIF STEARMAN 4E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0755 N11724 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 54, 24981 TOTAL HOURS, 30 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT VLLY RCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SMARTVILLE,CALIF OTTUMWA,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADE RETENTION MECHANISM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNDER TORQUED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NR2 BLADE LOOSE IN HUB.PROP PROTRACTOR FOUND AT AIR STRIP.MARGINAL STRIP.5HRS IN TYPE ACFT,12 MOS.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3305 72/8/26 RED BLUFF,CALIF BUNKER RLU-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2700 TIME - 1410 N3K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RED BLUFF MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED BLUFF,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 105 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TURBC AND GUSTS DUE HIGH AMB TEMP.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3K
- Reported as
- Bunker RLU-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Red Bluff Muni
- Registration
- N11724
- Reported as
- Stearman 4E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Pleasant Vlly Rch