- Date
- September 17, 1966
- Place
- N.Hollywood, CA · N.HOLLYWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9143ZN.American AJ-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121001
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1138 66/9/17 N.HOLLYWOOD,CALIF N.AMERICAN AJ-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4000 TIME - 1149 N9143Z PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKHEED AIR TERM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- DEMO.FLT.CRASHED IN CTY.ENG MAG GENS IMPROPER TYPE.PLT T/O WITH AUTO-LEAN MIXT.LOAD-DUMP TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9143Z
- Reported as
- N.American AJ-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lockheed Air Term
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