# Accident 20190630008749A: Wickliffe C D/Sanderlin Dc SHA GLASAIR, San Bernardino, CA, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 05:00 local time
- Place: San Bernardino, CA
- Airport: San Bernardino
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0953° N, 117.2350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0953&lon=-117.2350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N279G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N279G-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wickliffe C D/Sanderlin DC SHA GLASAIR (registry code 056559L, https://openairdocs.org/model/wickliffe-c-d-sanderlin-dc-sha-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WICKLIFFE C D/SANDERLIN DC SHA GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008749A

## Narrative

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

GLASAIR N279G SERIAL NUMBER 279 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT SAN BERNARDINO AIRPORT KSBD CONDUCTED A RUN UP AND TAXIED FOR TAKE OFF. N279G WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF, AND STARTED TO PUSH THE THROTTLE WHEN ENGINE QUIT AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR19TA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA186), Jul 1, 2019: Glasair SH II (N279G), San Bernardino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A fuel leak caused by age-degraded fuel hoses, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and fire before takeoff. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance.

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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