34.0522° N, 118.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Angeles, CA, within about 12 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 14, 1979 · 06:02 local
Place
Los Angeles, CA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GWA
Aircraft
N334GW
Reported as
Stbros SD330
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total630 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Gust lock light on at rotation. Flight controls locked, found misadjustment microswitch, failed baulk bar cable.
As the FAA filed it
GUST LOCK LIGHT ON AT ROTATION. FLIGHT CONTROLS LOCKED, FOUND MISADJUSTMENT MICROSWITCH, FAILED BAULK BAR CABLE.