S Piccolotto/Dave Morss CASSUTT SH-1 N4975M
27 October 1985 · San Carlos, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 October 1985 at about 18:45 local time, a S Piccolotto/Dave Morss CASSUTT SH-1 registered N4975M was involved in an accident near San Carlos, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Carlos, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Carlos (SOL)
- Coordinates
- 37.4898, -122.2606
- Aircraft
- S Piccolotto/Dave Morss CASSUTT SH-1
- Registration
- N4975M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- 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
- LAX86LA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING RY 30, SAN CARLOS AIRPORT, SAN CARLOS, CA. THE PLT REPTD THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE LOSS OF POWER, HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REGAIN SOME POWER BUT NOT ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE PLT LANDED IN AN OPEN CONSTRUCTION FIELD NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. EXAMINATION OF THE CARBURETOR DISCLOSED FLOAT NEEDLE AND THE MIXTURE CONTROL LEAVER BUSHING WERE WORN. NO FUEL CONTAMINATES WERE OBSERVED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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