Christen EAGLE II N19DW
12 September 1986 · Rio Vista, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 12 September 1986 at about 23:53 local time, a Christen EAGLE II registered N19DW was involved in an accident near Rio Vista, 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 23:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rio Vista, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rio Vista (088)
- Coordinates
- 38.1795, -121.7304
- Aircraft
- Christen EAGLE II
- Registration
- N19DW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rio Vista → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX86FVG08
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
WITNESSES REPORTED THE ACFT SOUNDED NORMAL DURING RUN-UP AND TAKEOFF UNTIL IT REACHED AN ALT BTW 150-500 FT AGL AT WHICH TIME THE ENG QUIT. THE ACFT THEN ENTERED A TURN BACK TOWARD THE ARPT AND DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT. POST ACCIDENTINSPECTION REVEALED APRX 1 INCH OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK AND VERY LITTLE FUEL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, ONE PLT QUESTIONED THE OTHER CONCERNING FUEL QUANTITY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT HAVING BEEN REFUELED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Christen EAGLE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1986 | Christen EAGLE II | Aurora, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1987 | Christen EAGLE II | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1988 | Christen EAGLE II | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1990 | Christen EAGLE II | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Humphrey, Edwin J. | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1981 | Christen EAGLE | Duanesburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1981 | Christen EAGLE | Longmont, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1986 | Cessna 150 | Hesperia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1986 | Luscombe 8A | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Schleicher ASW-19 | Warner Springs, California, United States | Mark A. Miller | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |