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Fairchild SA226T N444LM

4 May 1985 · Livermore, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 4 May 1985 at about 04:42 local time, a Fairchild SA226T registered N444LM was involved in an accident near Livermore, 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 04:42
Classification
Accident
Location
Livermore, California, United States
Nearest airport
Livermore (LVK)
Coordinates
37.6795, -121.7509
Aircraft
Fairchild SA226T
Registration
N444LM
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Thermal → Livermore
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
LAX85LA236

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

THE ACFT LANDED HARD AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE IMPACT COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON SHORT FINAL A MUFFLED 'POP' WAS HEARD AND THE ACFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS REGAINED AND THE ACFT LANDED HARD. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY PRE-IMPACT FAILURE/MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT OR ENGS. RIGHT ENG PROP SLASH MARKS IN THE RWY INDICATE PWR WAS BEING PRODUCED ON THE ENG AT TOUCHDOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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