# Accident 19890616016099A: Piper PA24250, San Diego, CA, June 16, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1989, 12:29 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5498° N, 117.0395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5498&lon=-117.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5432P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5432P-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 3 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616016099A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. MADE 180, LANDED GEAR UP ON AIRPORT. STRUCK CURBS. FUEL SELECTED TO OFF.

## 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 LAX89LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA214), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA-24-250 (N5432P), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT SELECTION OF THE OFF POSITION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR.

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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