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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337E · Sacramento, CA · December 17, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 17, 1975
Place
Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N414SGCessna 337E
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19751217040259A
Case key
151640

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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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3-3875  75/12/17   SACRAMENTO,CA       CESSNA 337E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1904
        TIME - 1836                    N414SG              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 394 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEATTLE,WA                  FRESNO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WATER IN R AUX TANK.

Aircraft

Registration
N414SG
Reported as
Cessna 337E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Executive

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.