32.9913° N, 117.2581° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Solana Beach, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 30, 1995 · 19:29 local
Place
Solana Beach, CA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
GBVCZ
Reported as
Colt 240A
People aboard
15
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,870 total140 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Propane leak in burner unit on sightseeing flight. Shut down and landed safe.
As the FAA filed it
PROPANE LEAK IN BURNER UNIT ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN AND LANDED SAFE.