# Accident 19890622017059A: Socata TB21, Newhall, CA, June 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1989, 14:11 local time
- Place: Newhall, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3847° N, 118.5309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newhall, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3847&lon=-118.5309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28LR-1991-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB21 (registry code 8680697, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB21
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AB1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,269 total, 444 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890622017059A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX89FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA225), Jun 22, 1989: Aerospatiale TB-21 (N28LR), Newhall, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION, DUE TO THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM, AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE. A RELATED FACTOR WAS: INADEQUATE TRANSITION TRAINING.

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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