33.7670° N, 118.1892° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 1, 1989 · 16:00 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N149JW
Reported as
Gulstm G1159B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Hydraulic failure. Improperly serviced prior to takeoff. Air bubble was trapped in system. Fluid displaced bubble.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC FAILURE. IMPROPERLY SERVICED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AIR BUBBLE WAS TRAPPED IN SYSTEM. FLUID DISPLACED BUBBLE.