- Date
- March 12, 1977
- Place
- Oakland, CA · OAKLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6616LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770312008889A
- Case key
- 157307
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0630 77/3/12 OAKLAND,CA PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0508 N6616L PX- 0 0 0 SCHED CARGO SRV 31, 3642 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRESNO,CA OAKLAND,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LEFT ENG BOOST PUMP WRITTEN UP AS INOP. LEFT FUEL GAGE SHOWED 1/2, RIGHT SHOWED EMPTY, X-FEED ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6616L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
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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.