Boland MONG SPORT accident near Murietta, California, May 3, 1983
On May 3, 1983 at about 6:50 pm local time, a Boland MONG SPORT, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N32RJ, was substantially damaged in an accident near Murietta, California. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 3, 1983 · about 6:50 pm local time
- Place
- Murietta, California · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Boland MONG SPORT, amateur-built
- Registration
- N32RJ · registry record · serial WTB-1
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A GRASS FIELD. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING PRE-FLIGHT, HE FOUND ABOUT 7 GALLONS OF FUEL ABOARD THE ACFT. HIS FLIGHT WAS TO BE ONLY 20 MINUTES OF AIR WORK. SOME TIME WAS ADDED IN LOCATING GROUND REFERENCE POINTS, AND AFTER SOME MANEUVERING AT FULL POWER, THE ENGINE STOPPED. RESTART PROCEDURES DID NOT SUCCEED, SO A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE. NO FUEL WAS VISIBLE IN THE AIRCRAFT'S FUEL TANK AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,000 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 1,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 11, 1982; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO 320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: L18 Fallbrook CA at 6:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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