- Date
- May 15, 1983, 13:39 local (20:39 UTC)
- Place
- Seal Beach, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N29962Waco UPF7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830515019089A
- Case key
- 23713
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Analysis
The acft was landed on a Beach highway after the engine quit at 800 feet MSL. The acft damage during the landing was limited to a broken landing strut, bent propeller blade and fractured front and rear spars of the right wing. The flightwas a scenic excursion by the pilot with one passenger. After the landing the sight gauges read empty for the left tank and less than one quarter for the right fuel tank. The fuel caps were found to be installed backwards which would cause negative pressure on the tanks. The pilot stated he was flying with the fuel tank selector on both when the engine quit. He said he tried all positions for restart with no success.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29962
- Reported as
- Waco UPF7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5459
- Airframe hours
- 5,400
- Engine
- Continental W670-5A, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gregory Vusovich
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1982 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- Huntington Bch., GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,590 total · 200 in this make and model · 2,375 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.