19861217070909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm 112TC · Hawthorne, CA · December 17, 1986

Date
December 17, 1986 · 18:00 local
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N112DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87FA065
Reported as
Gulstm 112TC
Reported engine
Lycoming TO360C1A6
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
318 total15 in this make and model18 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.

Loss of tension on the fuel selector lock tab allowed pilot to turn selector to off position. Hit person and autos.

As the FAA filed it

LOSS OF TENSION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR LOCK TAB ALLOWED PILOT TO TURN SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION. HIT PERSON AND AUTOS.

NTSB investigation

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