# Accident 20120930024249A: Team Inc MINI-MAX 1300-R, Chula Vista, CA, September 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2012, 18:35 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6331° N, 116.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6331&lon=-116.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1532W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1532W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Team MINI-MAX 1300-R (registry code 05902J6, https://openairdocs.org/model/team-mini-max-1300-r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEAM INC MINI-MAX 1300-R
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA441) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120930024249A

## Narrative

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

N1532W, A MINI MAX SPECIAL LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER.  PILOT INITIATED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN SOCCER FIELD.  AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED; PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR12LA441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA441), Oct 1, 2012: Team MINI-MAX (N1532W), Chula Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A complete loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to an unsecured fuel filter, which moved in flight and kinked the flexible fuel line, severely restricting the fuel flow to the…

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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