# Accident 19970926029019A: Tmpson NAVIONB, Los Angeles, CA, September 26, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1997, 18:17 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2503° N, 118.4092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2503&lon=-118.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5241K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5241K-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan NAVION B (registry code 6150170, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-435C&D series (registry code 41521, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVIONB
- Reported engine: LYC GO435C2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926029019A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED INTO 2 HOUSES AND BURNED. FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS. PILOT MISUNDERSTOOD SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX97FA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA330), Sep 26, 1997: Ryan Navion B (N5241K), Pacoima, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the dual student's improper positioning of the fuel selector and the CFI's inadequate supervision, which led to a takeoff with the auxiliary fuel tank selected and resulted in fuel starvation. A…

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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