# Accident 19901004044099A: Amtrbb MUSTANGMIDGT, Death Valley, CA, October 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1990, 13:30 local time
- Place: Death Valley, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6008° N, 116.8302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6008&lon=-116.8302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3934, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3934-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Midget Mustang MM-1 (registry code 16901TA, https://openairdocs.org/model/midget-mustang-mm-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental PC60-6 (registry code 17010, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-pc60-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBB MUSTANGMIDGT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91DVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DVW01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901004044099A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL EN ROUTE. LANDING ON THE DESERT, STRUCK A DIRT EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX91DVW01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DVW01), Oct 4, 1990: Melton MMI (N3934), Death Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INACCURATE CALCULATION OF FUEL CONSUMPTION AND HIS DECISION TO CONTINUE THE FLIGHT WITH A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR.

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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