# NTSB LAX79FVA49: Focke Wolf 190, N19TF, Gustine, CA, July 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1979
- Place: Gustine, CA · GUSTINE, CA
- Location: 37.2530° N, 120.9952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gustine, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2530&lon=-120.9952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135281
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVA49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1800  79/7/12    GUSTINE,CA          FOCKE WOLF 190      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1700                    N19TF               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  28, 2088 TOTAL HOURS, 79
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GUSTINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MERCED,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB DRG EMERG LNDG AFTER EVASIVE MNVR TO AVOID ANOTHER ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19TF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19TF-1981-03-13), registration cancelled 1981-03-13, S/N 99, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOCKE WOLF 190
- Registry model: [Tylski FOCKE-WULF 190](https://openairdocs.org/model/tylski-focke-wulf-190) (registry code 0566407) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gustine

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790712016679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790712016679A), Jul 12, 1979: Amtrwr FW190, Gustine, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot testing homebuilt aircraft crashed during emergency landing after fuel exhaustion.

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.

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