Howard GFA-15P N68119
16 October 1988 · Vacaville, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 1988 at about 17:00 local time, a Howard GFA-15P registered N68119, operated by Palmer L. Blote, was involved in an accident near Vacaville, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vacaville, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nut Tree (045)
- Coordinates
- 38.4097, -122.0091
- Aircraft
- Howard GFA-15P
- Registration
- N68119
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Palmer L. Blote
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Carlos → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89LA015
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
DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS REPORTED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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