# Incident 19881030058849I: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Half Moon Bay, CA, October 30, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White MIDGET MUSTANG-1 (registry code 1690330, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-midget-mustang-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881030058849I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL STARVATION. LANDED ON STREET WITH NO DAMAGE. PRIOR FAILURES FROM FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N27CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781001030709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001030709I), Oct 1, 1978: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT (N27CW), Livermore, CA, Minor damage. Airplane lifted off briefly during a high speed taxi run. Both main gear struct attach brackets separated at weld.

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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