Fullerton Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fullerton, California 92633
Thursday, November 26, 1987 17:28 PST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

WHILE ON FINAL APPR TO RUNWAY 24 AT FULLERTON ARPT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE AIRPLANE'S ALT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY & THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA ADJACENT TO THE ARPT. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A BUILDING AND SEPARATED. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DISCLOSED THAT THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & ITS RESERVOIR CONTAINED LESS THAT A 1/4 CUP OF FUEL. THE RIGHT WING FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPROMISED. THE LEFT WING TANK CONTAINED ABT 15 GALLONS OF FUEL AND ITS RESERVOIR TANK WAS FULL. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND SELECTED TO THE RIGHT TANK. THE FUEL LINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP & THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT REMAINED INTACT AND DID NOT CONTAIN ANY FUEL.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/26/1987
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1728
Event Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Event City FULLERTON
Event State CALIFORNIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 92633
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport FULLERTON
Event Location Nearest Airport ID FUL
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 96
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1732 Pacific Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 240
Weather Observation Facility ID FUL
Elevation of weather observation facility 96
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation PST
Lighting Conditions Night/Bright
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 19
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 280
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 3
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2621
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 26 1987 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1800
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 38157
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:59PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7627N
NTSB Number LAX88FA058
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model T210N
Aircraft Series Identifier T210N
Aircraft Serial Number 21063246
Certified Max Gross Weight 4000
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection Sep 30 1989 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 49
Airframe Hours 1413
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name NORTHRUP, JACK A. & ARDENA
Aircraft Owner Street Address 9907 SHILOH AVENUE
Aircraft Owner City WHITTIER
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 90603
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name NORTHRUP, JACK A.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 9907 SHILOH AVENUE
Operator City WHITTIER
Operator State CA
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 90603
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SNS
Departure City SALINAS
Departure State CA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone PST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code FUL
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 24
Runway Length 3121
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --