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LAX83LA232

1983-05-15 · SEAL BEACH, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N29962

Make / Model
WACO UPF-7
Year of manufacture
1940 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680507
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A31A2E

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_LAX83LA232.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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