# Accident 19900517016509A: Amtrpa PUSHER, San Diego, CA, May 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1990, 09:46 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8398° N, 116.8796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8398&lon=-116.8796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58PP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58PP-1990-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cunningham E W C PRESCOTT PUSHER (registry code 05616R5, https://openairdocs.org/model/cunningham-e-w-c-prescott-pusher) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRPA PUSHER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900517016509A

## Narrative

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

CONVERTED FORD ENGINE SEIZED ON CLIMBOUT. TRYING TO RETURN STRUCK HILLSIDE. WRONG TYPE SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 LAX90DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DUM02), May 17, 1990: Cunningham Prescott Pusher (N58PP), San Diego, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE OF HE INTERNAL COMPONENTS TO THE ENGINE.

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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