Plane Crash List

Boeing A75N1 N62763

5 June 1986 · Sonoma, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 5 June 1986 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N62763, operated by Gustaf Friesen, was involved in an accident near Sonoma, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Sonoma, California, United States
Nearest airport
Sonoma Valley (0Q3)
Coordinates
38.2405, -122.4592
Aircraft
Boeing A75N1
Registration
N62763
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gustaf Friesen
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sonoma → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA241

People

2 people were seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 2 0 0

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 POLE AND CRASHED IN A FLOODED FIELD WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE FLEW A 20 MINUTE LOCAL VFR FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE HAD SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES AND WAS UNABLE TO RECALL ANY DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT AFTER THE ACFT STRUCK THE POLE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE AND MUD AND RUST DEPOSITS. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS RUSTED SHUT. EXAMINATION OF THE PROPELLER REVEALED ONE BLADE BENT FORWARD AND THE OTHER DAMAGED DUE TO A STRIKE. THE ENGINE WAS RUN ON A TEST STAND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AFTER THE ENGINE OIL WAS CHANGED AND THE RIGHT MAGNETO REPLACED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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