19800225003649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31A · Long Beach, CA · February 25, 1980

Date
February 25, 1980 · 16:01 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8853V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FA058
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,323 total25 in this make and model115 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Five miles out, reported engine quit. Hit wires & ground short of runway. No engine or fuel problems found.

As the FAA filed it

FIVE MILES OUT, REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. HIT WIRES & GROUND SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO ENGINE OR FUEL PROBLEMS FOUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.