Avid MARK IV N16CN
10 August 1995 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1995 at about 20:50 local time, a Avid MARK IV registered N16CN was involved in an accident near Chino, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chino, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chino (CNO)
- Coordinates
- 33.9497, -117.6397
- Aircraft
- Avid MARK IV
- Registration
- N16CN
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX95LA287
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
a forced landing into unsuitable terrain due to an engine failure for undetermined reasons.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT PERFORMED SOME WORK ON THE ENGINE AND THE PROPELLER AND ADDED 4 GALLONS OF AUTOMOBILE FUEL TO THE RIGHT TANK PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. HE ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING TO AN OPEN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SOME TELEPHONE LINES AND CRASHED INVERTED. THE PILOT DID NOT STATE WHAT THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Avid MARK accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 1992 | Avid MARK IV | Soldier Summit, Utah, United States | Avid Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 2005 | Avid MARK IV | California City, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2008 | Avid MARK IV AEROBAT | Niceville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 2017 | Avid MARK IV | Jüterborg, Germany | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 2021 | Avid MARK IV | Payette, Idaho, United States | Nelson Christopher H | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1995 | Ed Bergreen KIS | San Leandro, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 1995 | Spreuer COZY | Oceanside, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1995 | Cessna 182P | Susanville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1995 | Cessna 150M | Turlock, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Alan L. Kaplan | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-34-200 | Avalon, California, United States | Aero Club | No injuries | - |