# Accident 19900730029199A: Fuji LM1, Sierraville, CA, July 30, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sierraville, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5703° N, 120.3397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-120.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646Z-2014-11-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leffler/Macfarlane LM-1 (registry code 05603UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/leffler-macfarlane-lm-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FUJI LM1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DXQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900730029199A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FIND LIFT ON CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT. ELECTED LAND. CHANGED SITES AT LOW ALTITUDE. HIT TREE AND CATTLE CHUTE

## 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 LAX90DXQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DXQ02), Jul 30, 1990: Leffler/Mcfarlane LM-1 (N9646Z), Sierraville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID A TREE DURING HIS LANDING APPROACH.

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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