- Date
- May 30, 1974
- Place
- Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9778LBeech A24R
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740530022459A
- Case key
- 130121
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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 74/5/30 LINCOLN,CALIF BEECH A24R CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1732 TIME - 0730 N9778L PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINCOLN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SACREMENTO,CALIF RETURN REDDING,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PSGR AT CTLS,RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FM PLT.SWERVED OFF RWY,OVERRAN.L TANK EMPTY,SELECTOR ON L TANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9778L
- Reported as
- Beech A24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lincoln
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9778L · 1
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