# Accident 19920421010589A: Tmpson NAVIONG, Santa Paula, CA, April 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1992, 09:30 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3999° N, 119.0709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3999&lon=-119.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2489T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2489T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Navion NAVION G (registry code 6150120, https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONG
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,374 total, 221 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920421010589A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. OVERSHOT LANDING ON RUNWAY. STRUCK BUILDING. FUEL SELECTOR NOT IN DETENTE.

## 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 LAX92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA181), Apr 21, 1992: Navion G (N2489T), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT BY FAILING TO ASSURE THE FUEL SELECTOR HANDLE WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE ENGINE FUEL STARVATION.

## Other reports on N2489T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19860615035969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615035969I), Jun 15, 1986: Tmpson NAVIONG (N2489T), Oxnard, CA, Minor damage. Switched fuel tanks and lost power. Unable to get a restart. Landed in a field. Cause unreported.

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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