# NTSB LAX69D0030: Canadair MK VI, N186X, Cantil, CA, June 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1968
- Place: Cantil, CA · CANTIL, CA
- Location: 35.3089° N, 117.9684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cantil, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3089&lon=-117.9684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2173  68/6/19    CANTIL,CALIF        CANADAIR MK VI      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4454
        TIME - 1615                    N186X               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FLT AT LOW SPEED FOR AIR TO AIR PHOTOS. PLT UNABLE TO RESTART ENG,PARACHUTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N186X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N186X-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 1214 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR MK VI
- Registry model: [Canadair F-86E MK.6](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadair-f-86e-mk-6) (registry code 1900812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Destroyed

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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