UNK64X0280

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C18S · Oakdale, CA · January 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 18, 1964
Place
Oakdale, CA · OAKDALE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5046NBeech C18S
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185535

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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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3-0140  64/1/18    OAKDALE CALIF       BEECH C18S          CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N5046N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5046N
Reported as
Beech C18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.