OAK77DVG12

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 600S2R · Arbuckle, CA · November 21, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 21, 1976
Place
Arbuckle, CA · ARBUCKLE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N4860XAero Comdr 600S2R
Status
Completed · report January 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761121036789A
Case key
156272

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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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3-3589  76/11/21   ARBUCKLE,CA         AERO COMDR 600S2R   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2000
        TIME - 0830                    N4860X              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINGREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARBUCKLE,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- 6X8 INCH SHEET OF PAPER IN AIR INTAKE SYSTEM

Aircraft

Registration
N4860X
Reported as
Aero Comdr 600S2R
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pingrey

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

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