- Date
- July 30, 1986, 14:24 local (21:24 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington Bch, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2338BTemco GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860730039279A
- Case key
- 25224
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he was putting some time on the engine after maintenance had been performed when the engine quit. He initially stated that he departed at 1300 PDT with 12 gallons of fuel on board. He later stated that he departed at 1400 PDT and that the engine 'seemed starved for gas.' During a forced landing, the aircraft collided with an unoccupied vehicle, damaging both the vehicle and the aircraft. No fuel was found in the aircraft's fuel tank or fuel lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2338B
- Reported as
- Temco GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3638
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donal J. Bunker
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- L16 · Meadowlark, runway 1, 2,330 × 36 ft, concrete
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.