19870331007919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrbw FLYBABY1 · San Luis Obispo, CA · March 31, 1987

Date
March 31, 1987 · 15:50 local
Place
San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N792JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87DVM02
Reported as
Amtrbw FLYBABY1
Reported engine
Continental A758
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
219 total30 in this make and model9 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.

The engine lost power on downwind leg. The aircraft entered a spin and hit the ground. Suspect fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON DOWNWIND LEG. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A SPIN AND HIT THE GROUND. SUSPECT FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

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