# Accident 19890814029279A: Amtrlt EMERAUDCP300, Watsonville, CA, August 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9493° N, 121.7210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9493&lon=-121.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N82D-1991-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Skelton Dwight EMERAUDE (registry code 7020239, https://openairdocs.org/model/skelton-dwight-emeraude) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRLT EMERAUDCP300
- Reported engine: LYC O290*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 16 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890814029279A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LANDED WITH SMOKE AND FLAMES ENTERING COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT TOTALLY BURNED.

## 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 LAX89DVM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DVM05), Aug 14, 1989: Skelton Emeraude (N82D), Watsonville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE FUEL LINE, DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY THE OWNER/BUILDER, FUEL LINE FAILURE, FUEL LINE LEAK, AND A SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

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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