- Date
- March 26, 1964
- Place
- Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9148ZNelson NL3W
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0712 64/3/26 LANCASTER CALIF NELSON NL3W CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 396 TIME - 1800 N9148Z PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STERKA RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AUTOMOTIVE GAS TANK CAP USED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9148Z
- Reported as
- Nelson NL3W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sterka Ranch