19880107000249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrsm DSA-1 · Upland, CA · January 7, 1988

Date
January 7, 1988 · 13:18 local
Place
Upland, CA
Airport
Cable
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX88DUG01
Reported as
Amtrsm DSA1
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total250 in this make and model40 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.

Engine quit on test flight. Traffic caused pilot to land short. Hit a fence. Self made gas cap check valve defect.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON TEST FLIGHT. TRAFFIC CAUSED PILOT TO LAND SHORT. HIT A FENCE. SELF MADE GAS CAP CHECK VALVE DEFECT.

NTSB investigation

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