# Accident 19890226013889A: Airpts A9B, El Paso, TX, February 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1989, 16:45 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6394° N, 106.2699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6394&lon=-106.2699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375MC-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Intermountain CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 4570624, https://openairdocs.org/model/intermountain-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,934 total, 13 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890226013889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON LOW PASS TO DROP GLIDER TOW ROPE. STALLED AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ATTEMPT. WAS OUT OF FUEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89DQA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQA01), Feb 26, 1989: Intermountain Mfg. Callair A-9B (N375MC), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANKS AND, FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED.

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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