Type of Event | Incident |
Event Date | 3/15/1985 |
Event Day of the Week | Friday |
Time of Event | 1713 |
Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
Event City | SAN JOSE |
Event State | CALIFORNIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 95110 |
Event Date Year | 1985 |
Event Date Month | 3 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | -- |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | -- |
Event Location Latitude | |
Event Location Longitude | |
Event Location Airport | SAN JOSE INTL |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | SJC |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 6 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 30 |
Airport Elevation | 56 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Full |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1645 Pacific Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 305 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | SJC |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 56 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 10 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Partial Obscuration |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 5 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 330 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 158 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 5026 |
NTSB Notification Source | -- |
NTSB Notification Date | Mar 16 1985 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 430 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 28362 |
Date of most recent change to record | Apr 9 2001 10:27AM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #2 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N2138G | N476AC |
NTSB Number | LAX85IA175A | LAX85IA175B |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | N | N |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 121: Air Carrier |
Type of Flight Plan filed | IFR | IFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | -- | -- |
Damage | None | None |
Aircraft Fire | None | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER | MCDONNELL DOUGLAS |
Aircraft Model | PA-44-180 | DC-9 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | PA-44-180 | DC-9 |
Aircraft Serial Number | 7995191 | 48028 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 3800 | 114000 |
Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 | 160 |
Number of Engines | 2 | 2 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown | Unknown |
Date of Last Inspection | -- | -- |
Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
Airframe Hours | -- | -- |
ELT Installed | Yes | No |
ELT Activated | No | No |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown | No |
ELT Type | -- | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | ||
Aircraft Owner Street Address | ||
Aircraft Owner City | ||
Aircraft Owner State | ||
Aircraft Owner Country | ||
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | ||
Operator is an individual? | -- | -- |
Operator Name | BUD WALEN AVIATION | AIR CALIFORNIA |
Operator Same as Owner? | No | No |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | No | No |
Operator Street Address | 7150 HAYVENHURST AVENUE | 3636 BIRCH ST |
Operator City | VAN NUYS | NEWPORT BEACH |
Operator State | CA | CA |
Operator Country | ||
Operator Zip code | 91406 | 92660 |
Operator Code | OC | |
Owner has at least one certificate | None | Yes - certificate holder |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | No | No |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown | Unknown |
Operator Certificate Number | -- | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- | Scheduled |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- | Domestic |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- | Passenger Only |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business | Unknown |
Second Pilot on Board | No | Yes |
Departure Point Same as Event | No | No |
Departure Airport Code | VNY | SNA |
Departure City | VAN NUYS | SANTA ANA |
Departure State | CA | CA |
Departure Country | ||
Departure Time | 1525 | 1600 |
Departure Time Zone | PST | PST |
Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city | crash at destination city |
Destination Airport Code | ||
Destination City | ||
Destination State | ||
Destination Country | ||
Specific Phase of Flight | Approach | Approach |
Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:36AM | Jan 2 2001 10:30AM |
User who most recently changed record | dbo | dbo |
Since inspection or accident | -- | -- |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 30 | 30 |
Runway Length | 4419 | 8899 |
Runway Width | 150 | 150 |
Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
Air Medical Flight | No | No |
Medical Flight | -- | -- |