# Accident 19900616021119A: Raven S66A, Davis, CA, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 08:37 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7100° N, 121.8498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7100&lon=-121.8498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6307C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6307C-2013-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerostar International S-66A (registry code 7486066, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-international-s-66a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAVEN S66A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021119A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW FUEL BURN. LANDING IN A BACK YARD STRUCK WIRES. PILOT MISMANAGED FUEL, CAUSED LOW PRESSURE.

## 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 LAX90LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA220), Jun 16, 1990: Aerostar S-66A (N6307C), Davis, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE FUEL VALVES TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUEL PRESSURE TO THE BURNER.

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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