# Accident 19900827036469A: Tmpson NAVIONA, San Diego, CA, August 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1990, 13:02 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7992° N, 117.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7992&lon=-117.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4220K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4220K-2012-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION A (registry code 6150162, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E185 series (registry code 17014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONA
- Reported engine: CONT E1851
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 902 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900827036469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ON FREEWAY. CARBURETOR SCREEN CLOGGED BY SHAVING FROM GAS LINE HOSE.

## 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 LAX90LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA306), Aug 27, 1990: Ryan Navion (N4220K), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE OF FUEL INLET SCREEN BY PIECE OF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL HOSE.

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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