- Date
- April 15, 1977
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87589United Cons UC-1
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770415008669A
- Case key
- 157560
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0681 77/4/15 SAN DIEGO,CA UNITED CONS UC-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1385 TIME - 1307 N87589 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAN DIEGO,CA LAKE TAHOE,CA PORTERVILLE,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOOST PUMP QUIT. PLT FEATH PROP,BUT LEFT GR & FLAPS DOWN. UN MAINTAIN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87589
- Reported as
- United Cons UC-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brown Field
N87589Registered now · United Consultants UC-1Airframe modelUnited Consultants UC-1Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.