# Incident 19900712035419I: Mrchti SF260, Fullerton, CA, July 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary 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: N260CB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SF260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 200 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900712035419I

## Narrative

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

CANOPY SEPARATED AFTER DEPARTURE. LODGED BETWEEN FUSELAGE AND STABILIZER. SUSPECT PASSENGER BUMPED RELEASE HANDLE.

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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