LAX85LA353.html
1985 1n, between airports
Data Source: NTSB AVIATION ACCIDENT/INCIDENT DATABASE Report Number: LAX85LA353 Local Date: 08/18/1985 Local Time: 1130 PDT State: CA City: BYRON Airport Name: BUCHANAN FIELD Airport Id: CCR Event Type: ACCIDENT Injury Severity: NONE Report Status: FINAL Mid Air Collision: NO
Category of Operation: GENERAL AVIATION Aircraft Type: AIRPLANE Aircraft Damage: DESTROYED Phase of Flight: 550 DESCENT Aircraft Make/Model: Operator Doing Business As: Operator Name: Operator Code: Operator: Owner Name: ROBERT MIKE STONE
WHILE ON THE INITIAL TEST FLT, THE AMATUER-BUILT R. M. STONE MONIACFT CRASHED NEAR BYRON, CA. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT THE ACFT BEGAN TO "FLUTTER", FOLLOWED BY SEPARATION OF THE CANOPY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT ENTERED INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN. THE PLT EXITED THE ACFT AND PARACHUTED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Occurrence #: 1 130 AIRFRAME/COMPONENT/SYSTEM FAILURE/MALFUNCTION
Phase of Operation: 600 OTHER
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
1a. 10300(S) - 1140(M) Cause
FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES/ATTACHMENTS - FLUTTER
1b. 25000(S) - 3001(M) - 4001(P) Cause
REASON FOR OCCURRENCE UNDETERMINED - -
Occurrence #: 2 250 LOSS OF CONTROL - IN FLIGHT
Phase of Operation: 600 OTHER
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
Occurrence #: 3 220 IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH OBJECT
Phase of Operation: 553 DESCENT - UNCONTROLLED
Findings
Subject - Modifier - Personnel Cause/Factor
Number of Seats: 0
Aircraft Use: OTHER WORK USE
Type of Operation: 14 CFR 91
Domestic/International:
Passenger/Cargo:
Registration Number: 97MS
Air Carrier Operating Certificates:
Aircraft Fire: NONE
Injuries
Fatal Serious Minor None
Crew 0 0 0 1
Pass 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Invlvd 0 0 0 1
Landing Gear: TAILWHEEL-ALL FIXED
Certificated Maximum Gross Weight: 0
Engine Make: UNKNOWN
Engine Model: UNKNOWN
Number of Engines: 1
Engine Type: RECIPROCATING-CARBURETOR
Basic Weather Conditions: VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) Wind Direction (deg): 330 Wind Speed (knots): 8 Visibility (sm): 20 Visibility RVR (ft): 0 Visibility RVV (sm): 0 Cloud Height Above Ground Level (ft): 0 Visibility Restrictions: NONE Precipitation Type: NONE Light Condition: DAYLIGHT Departure Airport Id: LVK Departure City: LIVERMORE Departure State: CA Destination Airport Id: Destination City: Destination State: Flight Plan Filed: NONE ATC Clearance: VFR VFR Approach/Landing: Event Location: OFF AIRPORT/AIRSTRIP
Certificates: COMMERCIAL
Ratings:
Plane: SINGLE ENGINE LAND
Non-Plane: HELICOPTER
Instrument: AIRPLANE
Had Current BFR:
Months Since Last BFR:
Medical Certificate:
Medical Certificate Validity:
Flight Time (Hours)
Total : 0 Last 24 Hrs : 0
Make/Model : 0 Last 30 Days: 0
Instrument : 0 Last 90 Days: 0
Multi-Engine: 0 Rotorcraft : 0