Boeing A75N1 N46871

Summary

On 13 October 1985 at about 22:45 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N46871, operated by Lance T. Starkey, was involved in an accident near Schellville, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 October 1985 at 22:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Schellville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Sonoma Valley (0Q3)

Coordinates

38.2404, -122.4594

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N46871

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lance T. Starkey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Willits

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86FA014

1 person died.

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 CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A SLOW ROLL IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEPARTING FROM RWY 34 AT THE SONOMA VALLEY ARPT. THE PLT STATED TO WITNESSES THAT HE LIKED TO ROLL HIS ACFT AFTER TAKEOFF. WITNESSES INDICATED THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER A 300 TO 400 FT GROUND ROLL AND ATTAINED AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT AGL AT A 45 DEG CLIMB ANGLE. THE AIRSPEED WAS APRX 85 TO 90 MPH WHEN IT ROLLED TO THE LEFT, FELL OUT OF THE MANEUVER AND STRUCK THE GROUND 3/4 OF THE WAY THROUGH THE ROLL. NONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED HEARING OR SEEING ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.