Duce Project BAKENG DUCE N113CP
25 August 1985 · St. Helena, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 August 1985 at about 01:35 local time, a Duce Project BAKENG DUCE registered N113CP, operated by BOB Lorimer, was involved in an accident near St. Helena, 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 01:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Helena, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Inglenook Ranch
- Coordinates
- 38.5506, -122.3896
- Aircraft
- Duce Project BAKENG DUCE
- Registration
- N113CP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- BOB Lorimer
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Angwin → Oakland
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85FA368
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
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT HAD ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON THE PRIVATE RANCH AIRSTRIP AND A GO AROUND WAS PERFORMED. THE ACFT THEN REVERSED DIRECTION AND DESCENDED, STRIKING A 6 FOOT HIGH METAL FENCE POST BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE. THE PLT, AN A&P MECHANIC, HAD PERFORMED MAINTENANCE ON THE ACFT AND WAS RETURNING IT TO THE OWNER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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