Hall-Cavalier SA-102.5 N491HC
29 April 1984 · Palo Alto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 1984 at about 21:40 local time, a Hall-Cavalier SA-102.5 registered N491HC was involved in an accident near Palo Alto, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palo Alto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palo Alto of Santa Clara (PAO)
- Coordinates
- 37.4502, -122.1005
- Aircraft
- Hall-Cavalier SA-102.5
- Registration
- N491HC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Schellville → Palo Alto
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DURING A LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED & PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE NOSE GEAR FAILED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY & A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENG COMPARTMENT. THE OCCUPANT EXITED THE PLANE, BUT MOMENTS LATER, IT WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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