33.7670° N, 118.1892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 20, 1979 · 10:23 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
National
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N51151
Reported as
Gruman G73
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total160 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.
Engine RPM decreased shutdown engine, returned for landing. Supercharger blower failed.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE RPM DECREASED SHUTDOWN ENGINE, RETURNED FOR LANDING. SUPERCHARGER BLOWER FAILED.