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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Socata TB21 · Newhall, CA · June 22, 1989

Date
June 22, 1989 · 14:11 local
Place
Newhall, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28LR
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89FA225
Reported as
Socata TB21
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540AB1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Pilot’s flight hours
1,269 total444 in this make and model29 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.

Unaware of low point fuel drain failed to sump for months. Dirt water caused power loss. Stalled avoiding wires.

As the FAA filed it

UNAWARE OF LOW POINT FUEL DRAIN FAILED TO SUMP FOR MONTHS. DIRT WATER CAUSED POWER LOSS. STALLED AVOIDING WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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