# NTSB OAK75DVG44: Windjammer, N3831, Clarksburg, CA, February 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1975
- Place: Clarksburg, CA · CLARKSBURG, CA
- Location: 38.4193° N, 121.5416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4193&lon=-121.5416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 11, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0096  75/2/15    CLARKSBURG,CA       WINDJAMMER          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 850
        TIME - 1700                    N3831               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORGES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARKSBURG,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        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                                                      55
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- 1600CC VW ENG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3831](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3831-1976-05-20), registration cancelled 1976-05-20, S/N 001, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WINDJAMMER
- Registry model: [Babcock-Sharp WINDJIMMER I](https://openairdocs.org/model/babcock-sharp-windjimmer-i) (registry code 0565103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borges

## 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 19750215002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750215002059A), Feb 15, 1975: Amtr 0565103, Clarksburg, CA, Substantial damage. 1600CC vw eng.

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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