ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 37004
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| Date: | Saturday 25 September 1982 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N353GL |
| MSN: | 720 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 637 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arcata, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hayward, CA (HWD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT & PAX WERE ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE KLAMATH, CA AREA TO HAYWARD, CA. WITNESSES OBSERVED IT FLYING SOUTHBOUND AT 50 TO 100 FT OVER THE OCEAN'S SHORE LINE. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN TOWARD LAND, THEN CRASHED ON A NORTHERLY HEADING INTO TREES & BRUSH. THE TREES & BRUSH WERE LOCATED ON A BLUFF APRX 20 FT ABOVE THE BEACH. DRG AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE UPPER WING TANK AND ONLY ABOUT 1 QT WAS FOUND IN THE HEADER TANK. THE ACFT FUEL CAPACITY WAS 27.4 GAL WITH .7 GAL IN THE HEADER TANK CONSIDERED AS UNUSABLE. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X04769
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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