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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtrvn VANSRV4 · Yureka, CA · June 5, 1987

Date
June 5, 1987 · 08:30 local
Place
Yureka, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N88CT
Reported as
Amtrvn VANSRV4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total75 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The engine failed from fuel starvation. Aircraft landed on a highway. Improper fuel selector valve installed.

As the FAA filed it

THE ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON A HIGHWAY. IMPROPER FUEL SELECTOR VALVE INSTALLED.