19890114000639A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm STCAA1 · Westlake, CA · January 14, 1989

Date
January 14, 1989 · 16:13 local
Place
Westlake, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7174L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA084
Reported as
Gulstm STCAA1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,212 total

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.

Ran out of fuel. Struck a light pole and crashed inverted trying to land on a road filled with traffic.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND CRASHED INVERTED TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD FILLED WITH TRAFFIC.

NTSB investigation

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