34.0154° N, 118.1110° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Montebello, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 19, 1978 · 14:35 local
Place
Montebello, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N518CA
Reported as
Boeing 114A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total450 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot ran out of fuel on a short VFR flight. Just assumed he had sufficient fuel.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A SHORT VFR FLIGHT. JUST ASSUMED HE HAD SUFFICIENT FUEL.