Piper PA-16 N5901H
4 February 1970 · Rio Linda, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 February 1970 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5901H was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Rio Linda, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Linda, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Linda
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5901H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0791
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT CESSNA N3581J. PLT KNEW R BRAKE WAS LEAKING FLUID.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 13 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Bonne Terre, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Fort St.john, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |