UNK64X2393

NTSB accident investigation · Ryan L17B · Columbia, CA · June 20, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 20, 1964
Place
Columbia, CA · COLUMBIA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7729CRyan L17B
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183444

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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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3-1744  64/6/20    COLUMBIA CALIF      RYAN L17B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 6890
        TIME - 1945                    N7729C              PX-  0  0  2  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7729C
Reported as
Ryan L17B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Columbia

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.