# Accident 19861004047669A: Waco YKS7, San Diego, CA, October 4, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8005° N, 117.1291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8005&lon=-117.1291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50RA-1992-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YKS-7 (registry code 9600835, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yks-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS7
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4MB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,098 total, 47 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861004047669A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. EMERGENCY LANDING. COLLIDED WITH SAND TRAP ON GOLF COURSE. FUEL EXHAUSTION. FAULTY 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 LAX87LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA005), Oct 4, 1986: Waco YKS-7 (N50RA), San Diego, 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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