# Accident 19940615016459A: Sud CM170, Long Beach, CA, June 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1994, 14:57 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8292° N, 118.1798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8292&lon=-118.1798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N344FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344FM-1997-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fouga CM 170 MAGISTER (registry code 056129S, https://openairdocs.org/model/fouga-cm-170-magister) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUD CM170
- Reported engine: TMECA MARBORE*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,922 total, 81 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940615016459A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. GEAR PROBLEM. STALLED. CRASHED. WATER DIRT IN FUEL. NO DRAIN VALVE. PASSENGER UNAUTHORIZED.

## 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 LAX94FA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA256), Jun 15, 1994: Fouga CM 170 (N344FM), Long Beach, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of power to both engines due to fuel contamination and, the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the subsequent emergency, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.…

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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