Ryan NAVION N8785H
9 March 1974 · Columbia, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 March 1974 at about 01:15 local time, a Ryan NAVION registered N8785H was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Columbia, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 01:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Columbia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ryan NAVION
- Registration
- N8785H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Stockton, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0524
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 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
HIT TREE WITH L WING JUST NORTH OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 Sep 1975 | Ryan NAVION | Burwell, Nebraska, United States | Iowa Structure | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Dec 1975 | Ryan NAVION | Jackson, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1975 | Ryan NAVION | Neoga, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |