OAK75DVA46

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B19 · Los Banos, CA · March 1, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 1, 1975
Place
Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2198WBeech B19
Status
Completed · report March 28, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750301003539A
Case key
147960

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0293   75/3/1  NR.LOS BANOS,CA       BEECH B19           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1220                    N2198W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOS BANOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CA                  LOS BANOS,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT OVERSHOT APCH,ENG QUIT ON GO ARND.L TANK EMPTY,R TANK HAD 20 GAL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2198W
Reported as
Beech B19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Los Banos

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Other investigations on N2198W · 1

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