Volpar 18 N118L
13 February 1975 · San Jose, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 February 1975 at about 07:57 local time, a Volpar 18 registered N118L, operated by Valley Airlin*, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Jose, California, United States. 5 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 07:57
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Jose Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Volpar 18
- Registration
- N118L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Valley Airlin*
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Oakland, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-0628
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
NOSE GR FORK FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1975 | Volpar 18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Fairbanks Flig | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1974 | Volpar 18 | Lupine, Alaska, United States | Winship Air SE | Fatal | 6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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