# Accident 19900427022959A: Beech A2319, Apple Valley, CA, April 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1990
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Airport: Apple Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5691° N, 117.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5691&lon=-117.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5664S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5664S-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-19 (registry code 1151212, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2319
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 285 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900427022959A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT STALLED TRYING A 180 TO RETURN TO RUNWAY. HAD WATER IN FUEL FROM LEAKY FUEL CAP.

## 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 LAX90LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA156), Apr 27, 1990: Beech A23-19 (N5664S), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING.

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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