37.0555° N, 122.0118° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Scotts Valley, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 6, 1989 · 12:59 local
Place
Scotts Valley, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N80568
Reported as
Univac STCGC1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total125 in this make and model10 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.
Fuel exhaustion. Called mayday. Landed on a closed airport. Obtained auto fuel and continued flight.
As the FAA filed it
FUEL EXHAUSTION. CALLED MAYDAY. LANDED ON A CLOSED AIRPORT. OBTAINED AUTO FUEL AND CONTINUED FLIGHT.