# Accident 19870109000309A: Airpts A9, Fremont, CA, January 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1987, 16:05 local time
- Place: Fremont, CA
- Airport: Sky Sailing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1102° N, 118.3606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1102&lon=-118.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7232V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,083 total, 2 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870109000309A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE LOST POWER DURING GLIDER TOW OPERATINS. LEFT FUEL GAUGE FOUND TO BE STUCK. PILOT UNFAMILIAR WITH PLANE.

## 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 LAX87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA079), Jan 10, 1987: Intermountain Mfg. Callair A-9 (N7232V), Fremont, 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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