# Accident 19841222067719A: Amtr WEEDHOPPER2, Lakeside, CA, December 22, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1984, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lakeside, CA
- Airport: Vigilante Ultrali
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9007° N, 116.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9007&lon=-116.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4673D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4673D-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson Rusty E WEEDHOPPER NOVA II (registry code 05644JF, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-rusty-e-weedhopper-nova-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WEEDHOPPER2
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 24 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841222067719A

## Narrative

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

FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AFTER TAKEOFF. DID NOT LOWER PITCH IN TIME TO PREVENT STALL. IMPACTED GROUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX85LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA081), Dec 22, 1984: Weedhopper Super Nova II (N4673D), Lakeside, CA, substantial damage

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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