# Accident 19850217003329A: Beech B90, Los Alamitos, CA, February 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1985, 19:09 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7900° N, 118.0609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7900&lon=-118.0609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444SR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444SR-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B90 (registry code 1152912, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b90) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP (registry code 61501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B90
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,970 total, 650 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217003329A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED ON CITY STREET STRIKING POWERLINES. ERRONEOUS INDICATION IN FUEL GAUGE.

## 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 LAX85LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA145), Feb 18, 1985: Beech B 90 (N444SR), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N444SR (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800717061029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717061029I), Jul 17, 1980: Beech B90 (N444SR), Watertown, SD, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed after landing. Gear knee assembly had broken.

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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