# NTSB OAK75DVD26: Fairchild PT-26B, N249FZ, Livermore, CA, December 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 14, 1974
- Place: Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4136  74/12/14 NR.LIVERMORE,CALIF    FAIRCHILD PT-26B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1223
        TIME - 1545                    N249FZ              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRACY,CALIF                 PALO ALTO,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       60
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RECD WX BRIEF FOR DEST ONLY.HIT TREES WHILE TRYING TO TURN ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N249FZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249FZ-1975-02-14), registration cancelled 1975-02-14, S/N FZ-249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD PT-26B
- Registry model: [Fairchild PT-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b) (registry code 3371626) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741214042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214042209A), Dec 14, 1974: Frchld PT26B, Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Recd wx brief for dest only. Hit trees while trying to turn arnd.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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