19890705019769A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Merced, CA · July 5, 1989

Date
July 5, 1989 · 21:07 local
Place
Merced, CA
Airport
Merced Municipal/Mac Ready
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8212Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA230
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
724 total154 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost right engine near destination,lost left engine on vectored approach. No fuel found at scene short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RIGHT ENGINE NEAR DESTINATION,LOST LEFT ENGINE ON VECTORED APPROACH. NO FUEL FOUND AT SCENE SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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