Hall Christen Eagle II N41SH
6 June 1986 · Long Beach, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1986 at about 23:35 local time, a Hall Christen Eagle II registered N41SH was involved in an accident near Long Beach, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Long Beach (LGB)
- Coordinates
- 33.8100, -118.1807
- Aircraft
- Hall Christen Eagle II
- Registration
- N41SH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86LA253
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH & GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 25R AT LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL ARPT, LONG BEACH, CA, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PIC WAS FLYING FROM THE REAR SEAT AND REPTD THE ACFT ALTITUDE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO RETURN TO LGB AND LAND ON RUNWAY 12 AND HE ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTHWEST OF THE ARPT. THE FRONT SEAT PLT/PASSENGER TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS BECAUSE HE COULD SEE THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA BETTER THAN THE PIC. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE ACFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AFTER COLLIDENG WITH SOME RAILROAD TRACKS WHICH WERE PERPENDICULAR TO THE ACFT GND ROLL. BOTH CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PLTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. POST-IMPACT EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THE ACFT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE EXAM FURTHER DISCLOSED THAT WHEN TWO GALLONS OF FUEL WERE ADDED IN THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL SIGHT GAUGE WAS NOT DISCERNABLE FROM THE FRONT SEAT COCKPIT. THE SIGHT GAUGE IS OPAQUE. FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED/UNAVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 2 Nov 1986 | Learjet 24 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1986 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft K35 | San Diego, California, United States | Dean Holt | Minor injuries | - |