# NTSB FTW69D0269: Bullard Hawk, N421J, Corpus Chrsti, TX, September 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1968
- Place: Corpus Chrsti, TX · CORPUS CHRSTI, TX
- Location: 27.8006° N, 97.3964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corpus Christi, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8006&lon=-97.3964&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107848
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0269

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3591  68/9/16    CORPUS CHRSTI,TEX   BULLARD HAWK        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42,
        TIME - 1230                    N421J               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  500 TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN SAND DUNES DUE TO POPULATED BEACH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N421J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421J-2012-06-12), registration cancelled 2012-06-12, S/N 0001, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BULLARD HAWK
- Registry model: [Bullard BLACKHAWK 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bullard-blackhawk-1) (registry code 05601DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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