# Accident 20150814023129A: Stinson SR-9B, Chula Vista, CA, August 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2015, 06:50 local time
- Place: Chula Vista, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6133° N, 116.9592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6133&lon=-116.9592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17154, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17154-2015-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson SR-9B (registry code 8631504, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-sr-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680-6B6-D6 (registry code 41544, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680-6b6-d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON SR-9B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680-6B6-D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 992 total, 143 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814023129A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT ATTEMPTED A EMERGENCY LANDING ON HWY.  ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REGAINED POWER AND PILOT TOOK OFF AGAIN.  WHILE ENROUTE TO BROWN FIELD THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER.  IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A FIELD NEAR CHULA VISTA,  LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DIRT EMBANKMENT AND SHEARED OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD ZERO USABLE FUEL ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR15LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA240), Aug 14, 2015: Stinson SR 9B (N17154), Chula Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to verify the fuel quantity before the flight.

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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