Locolce/Blackwell FALCON XP N607AA
2 July 1988 · Antioch, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1988 at about 23:00 local time, a Locolce/Blackwell FALCON XP registered N607AA, operated by Schifini, Warren B., was involved in an accident near Antioch, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Antioch, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Antioch (012)
- Coordinates
- 37.9900, -121.8104
- Aircraft
- Locolce/Blackwell FALCON XP
- Registration
- N607AA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Schifini, Warren B.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX88DVD06
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 ENTERING DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, THE RUDDER DID NOT RESPOND. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT AT A 30 DEGREE BANKING SPIRAL TURN. THE PILOT DEPLOYED THE EMERGENCY PARACHUTE AND THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE BOLT USED TO ATTACH THE RUDDER TO THE WING WAS MISSING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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