Porterfield 35W N18520
18 October 1980 · Citrus Heights, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1980 at about 13:00 local time, a Porterfield 35W registered N18520 was involved in an accident during in flight near Citrus Heights, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Citrus Heights, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Porterfield 35W
- Registration
- N18520
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2992
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
DRG FLT FOR PLEASURE/PICTURE TAKING, ACFT OBSD TOENTER TURN, THEN GO INTO SPIN.ALT APRX 500-1000FT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Porterfield 35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1981 | Porterfield 35-70 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1977 | Porterfield 35-70 | Falcon, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1977 | Porterfield 35W | Ft Devens, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |