# Accident 19910212008149A: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20, San Luis Obispo, CA, February 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2373° N, 120.6426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY RGNL (SBP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2373&lon=-120.6426&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71T-2002-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thomas Michael C QUESTAIR VENTURE (registry code 0561845, https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-michael-c-questair-venture) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRJG QUESTAIR20
- Reported engine: CONT IO550*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 1 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910212008149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON GO AROUND ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT. LOST FUEL PRESSURE DUE A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL SYSTEM VENT CHECK VALVE

## 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 LAX91LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA107), Feb 12, 1991: Questaire Venture (N71T), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM VENT CHECK VALVE, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION TO THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE.

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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