# NTSB LAX67A0086: Vertol H-21-A, N9719Z, Hawthorne, CA, March 19, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 19, 1967
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67A0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0098  67/3/19    HAWTHORNE,CALIF     VERTOL H-21-A       CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0837                    N9719Z              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              35, 8300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL GUAGE INOP.PLT CHECKED FUEL WITH FAULTY DIP STICK.ACFT LNDG GEAR PENETRATED BLDG ROOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9719Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9719Z-1969-01-27), registration cancelled 1969-01-27, S/N 30 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERTOL H-21-A
- Registry model: [Vertol H21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-h21a) (registry code 9420304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawthorne Muni

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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