- Date
- January 20, 1979
- Place
- San Leandro, CA · SAN LEANDRO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24040Beech C-24R
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790120001229A
- Case key
- 137721
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0146 79/1/20 SAN LEANDRO,CA BEECH C-24R CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 850 TIME - 1718 N24040 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEREY,CA OAKLAND,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELECTOR VALVE SET ON EMPTY TANK.OTHER TANK HAD 15 GAL FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24040
- Reported as
- Beech C-24R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland Intl
N24040Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2013 · Beech C24RAirframe modelBeech C24REngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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