# Accident 19950828025909A: Amtr MC15CRICKET, San Diego, CA, August 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1995, 17:50 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128HJ-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Josephson Howard C JR CRICKET MC-15 (registry code 0564994, https://openairdocs.org/model/josephson-howard-c-jr-cricket-mc-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MC15CRICKET
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828025909A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT MNAS. UNABLE SUSTAIN FLIGHT ON ONE ENGINE. DITCHED IN BAY. IGNITION WIRES SHORTED.

## 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 LAX95LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA309), Aug 29, 1995: Josephson MC-15 Cricket (N128HJ), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the left engine due to inadequate maintenance of the ignition system.

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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