ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 125386
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Date: | Friday 29 August 1980 |
Time: | 23:38 |
Type: | Cessna 414 |
Owner/operator: | Air Trans Association |
Registration: | N1665T |
MSN: | 414-0458 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Fullerton Municipal Airport, Fullerton, California (FUL/KFUL) |
Destination airport: | Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, California (SAC/KSAC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Cessna 414 N1665T: Written off (destroyed) 29/8/1980 on final approach to Sacramento Executive Airport, Sacramento, California. Aircraft was on an "on demand" air taxi operation, being routed Sacramento-Fullerton-Sacramento. While on a "holding pattern" circling approach in the circuit over Sacramento Executive Airport, three miles (5 km) south of downtown Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, the aircraft dived into the ground after running out of fuel.
Aircraft reportedly collided with a building and then caught fire upon impact. The two persons on board (pilot and one passenger) survived, but were seriously injured
According to the NTSB Report into the accident:
"PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING; MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS, CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL EXHAUSTION; FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES"
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX80FVG70 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX80FVG70 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=30305&key=0 2. FAA:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1665T 3.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-414-chancellor-sacramento 4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerton_Municipal_Airport#Accidents_and_incidents 5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Executive_Airport Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Jul-2018 23:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
04-Jul-2018 17:30 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
17-Sep-2023 04:39 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [[Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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