Smith-Poston BI-PLANE N1860
25 June 1983 · Banning, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 June 1983 at about 20:30 local time, a Smith-Poston BI-PLANE registered N1860 was involved in an accident near Banning, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Banning, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9505, -116.8301
- Aircraft
- Smith-Poston BI-PLANE
- Registration
- N1860
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bakersfield → Palm Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA309
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT SAID HE RAN OUT OF GAS. HE SAID THE FUEL GAUGES WERE INOPERATIVE BUT HE WAS TOLD THE ACFT WOULD OPERATE 2 AND 1/2 HOURS ON A TANK OF FUEL. THE ACFT ENGINE STOPPED AFTER 1 HOUR AND 50 MINUTES OF OPERATION ACCORDING TO THE PLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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