- Date
- April 28, 1974
- Place
- Patterson, CA · PATTERSON, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8929HNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740428010149A
- Case key
- 186160
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1001 74/4/28 PATTERSON,CALIF NAVION A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 363 TIME - 1730 N8929H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORONA,CALIF PATTERSON,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO GROOVES WORN IN BALL CHECK.HAD LOST PRESSURE BFOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8929H
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
N8929HRegistered now · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8929H · 2
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