# Accident 19900623021939A: Amtr REBEL360, Davis, CA, June 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1990, 12:00 local time
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: University Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5501° N, 121.7994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5501&lon=-121.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360GC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N360GC-1991-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Childs Gary P REBEL 360 (registry code 056124N, https://openairdocs.org/model/childs-gary-p-rebel-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR REBEL360
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,244 total, 141 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900623021939A

## Narrative

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

FUEL TANK CAP CAME OFF ON TAKEOFF AND SIPHONED THE FUEL,STARVING ENGINE OF FUEL. TRYING TO LAND, CRASHED INTO SHED.

## 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 LAX90DVG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG10), Jun 23, 1990: Childs 360 (N360GC), Davis, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE STOPPER TO THE FUEL TANK.

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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