# Incident 19800319032199I: Bnorm BN2A27, San Diego, CA, March 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1980, 09:06 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Lindberg
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABAA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8055X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8055X-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Britten-Norman BN-2A-27 (registry code 1520227, https://openairdocs.org/model/britten-norman-bn-2a-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BNORM BN2A27
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,785 total, 145 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800319032199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. IMPROPER TANK SELECTION BY PILOT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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