# Accident 19900525017719A: Piper PA18150, Fullerton, CA, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 10:46 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8720° N, 117.9798° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FULLERTON MUNI (FUL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8720&lon=-117.9798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8474D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8474D-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,583 total, 105 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525017719A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED ON CITY STREET. NO DEFECTS. MODIFIED FUEL SELECTOR INDEX LOOSE. ONE TANK EMPTY.

## 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 LAX90LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA195), May 25, 1990: Piper PA-18 (N8474D), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FUEL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE. A FACTOR WAS THE IMPROPERLY MODIFIED FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.

## Other reports on N8474D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19861115079749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861115079749I), Nov 15, 1986: Piper PA18150 (N8474D), Fullerton, CA. Engine lost power inflight. Pilot safely landed at airfield. Magneto impulse coupler defective.

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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