# NTSB LAX69D0130: Smith Spook, N14W, Santa Ana, CA, July 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1968
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0130
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0130

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3322  68/7/13    SANTA ANA,CALIF     SMITH SPOOK         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 200
        TIME - 1325                    N14W                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14W-1981-10-09), registration cancelled 1981-10-09, S/N YG727 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH SPOOK
- Registry model: [Spook SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/spook-special) (registry code 835017F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

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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