Plane Crash List

Boeing N25-3 N5106N

7 July 1986 · Van Nuys, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1986 at about 02:10 local time, a Boeing N25-3 registered N5106N, operated by David A. Derby, was involved in an accident near Van Nuys, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 02:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Van Nuys, California, United States
Nearest airport
Van Nuys (VNY)
Coordinates
34.1900, -118.4896
Aircraft
Boeing N25-3
Registration
N5106N
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David A. Derby
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Van Nuys → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA299

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

A BOEING N2S-3 NOSED OVER ON LANDING WHILE ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOGGED A TOTAL OF 2.4 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT ALL WITHIN THE PREVIOUS NINETY DAYS. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS LAST APPROACH, THE SPEED WAS TOO FAST, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND HE OVERCONTROLLED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S BACK. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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