Plane Crash List

Aero Commander 100 N3879X

14 September 1986 · Rio Linda, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 September 1986 at about 01:22 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N3879X, operated by Gary Curry, was involved in an accident near Rio Linda, California, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:22
Classification
Accident
Location
Rio Linda, California, United States
Coordinates
38.6797, -121.3407
Aircraft
Aero Commander 100
Registration
N3879X
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gary Curry
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Marysville → Marysville
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA347

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

AT THE END OF A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTH OF RIO LINDA AIRPORT. THREE MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND THE PILOT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A RICE FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT, BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A 16TH INCH COPPER LINE BETWEEN THE OIL PRESSURE SWITCH AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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