32.7153° N, 117.1573° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 5, 1989 · 18:42 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Airport
Montgomery Field Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N108PB
Reported as
Amtr Glasair
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,800 total516 in this make and model30 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.
Declared emergency due to low fuel. Engine quit. Landed short of runway. Improper fuel management.
As the FAA filed it
DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO LOW FUEL. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT.