Haigh Field Airport, Orland, CA
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Airport Area Accident History:
Accident occurred Monday, July
09, 2007 in
Orland, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date:
1/31/2008
Aircraft:
Cessna 182G,
registration: N4521M
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
The
private pilot and
passenger departed the airport
on a short familiarization
flight. The passenger noted that
the fuel gauges were reading
empty but the pilot said not to
pay attention to the fuel
gauges. The engine sputtered and
lost power about 10 miles north
of the airport at 1,200 feet
while in a left turn. The pilot
executed a forced landing into a
soft and recently plowed crop
field, and the airplane nosed
over. One gallon of fuel was
drained from the airplane during
the recovery. No airframe or
engine mechanical failures or
malfunctions were identified by
the FAA inspector that examined
the airplane wreckage.
The National Transportation
Safety Board determines
the probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
Fuel exhaustion due to the
pilot's improper preflight
inspection and preparation, and
his failure to ensure adequate
fuel was onboard for the
anticipated flight.
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Accident occurred Saturday,
January 20, 2007 in Orland, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date:
3/26/2007
Aircraft:
Quad City
Ultralight , LLC
Challenger Special,
registration: NONE
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
The engine lost power and the
airplane impacted trees during
the ensuing forced landing in an
orchard 2 miles from the
destination airport. The pilot
had initiated the flight with
9.5 gallons of fuel on board. En
route the pilot encountered
adverse headwinds, and he
subsequently reported that he
could have diverted to alternate
airports, but his "mind was set
to continue" toward his
destination. The pilot said that
after flying about 2 3/4 hours,
the fuel supply was exhausted.
The unregistered airplane's
fuel tank had a capacity
of at least 9.5 gallons, which
exceeded the 5-gallon maximum
capacity requirement set forth
in 14 CFR Part 103.
The National Transportation
Safety Board determines the
probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
The pilots improper in-flight
decision to continue the flight
rather than refuel resulting in
fuel exhustion and the loss of
engine power.
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Accident occurred Friday, August
23, 2002 in Orland, CA
Probable Cause Approval Date:
9/29/2004
Aircraft: AB Sportine Aviacija
Genesis 2, registration: N422DT
Injuries: 1 Minor.
The glider collided with a fence
during a precautionary landing
following a loss of lift. The
glider encountered an "area of
significant sink" during the
return portion of the flight, so
the pilot elected to land on a
road instead of trying to fly
back to his intended
destination. During the rollout,
the left wing caught a hidden
post, which pulled the glider 90
degrees from its original
direction of travel. A
barbed wire fence went
through the canopy, and cut the
pilot. The pilot reported no
mechanical anomalies with the
glider.
The National Transportation
Safety Board determines the
probable cause(s) of this
accident as follows:
the loss of thermal lift during
flight.
Haigh Field
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