# Accident 19930321005699A: Boeing A75L3, Carlsbad, CA, March 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1993, 17:12 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1302° N, 117.3010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1302&lon=-117.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58969, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58969) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,820 total, 114 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930321005699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. CRASH LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX93LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA158), Mar 22, 1993: Boeing A75L3 (N58969), Carlsbad, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION IN THAT HE FAILED TO REFUEL THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

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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