# NTSB LAX69F0159: Nardi FN333, N913NS, Pomona, CA, October 15, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1968
- Place: Pomona, CA · POMONA, CA
- Location: 34.0585° N, 117.7611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0585&lon=-117.7611&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 26, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107978
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3732  68/10/15   POMONA,CALIF        NARDI FN333         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 750
        TIME - 1720                    N913NS              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INTENTIONAL WHEELS UP LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N913NS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913NS), registered now, S/N 0107, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NARDI FN333
- Registry model: [Nardi FN-333](https://openairdocs.org/model/nardi-fn-333) (registry code 6080102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett Field

## Other investigations on N913NS (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW79FPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG31), May 1, 1979: Nardi FN-333 (N913NS), Hot Springs, AR, 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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