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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan SCW-145 · Santa Paula, CA · July 9, 1989

Date
July 9, 1989 · 14:30 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46207
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA232
Reported as
Ryan SCW145
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
231 total33 in this make and model3 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 power on climbout. Crash landed in rough terrain. Fuel selector found off. Pilot unsure of selector position.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN. FUEL SELECTOR FOUND OFF. PILOT UNSURE OF SELECTOR POSITION.

NTSB investigation

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