# NTSB LAX70AL071: Boeing 377MGT, N111AS, Edwards Afb, CA, May 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1970
- Place: Edwards Afb, CA · EDWARDS AFB, CA
- Location: 34.9024° N, 117.9219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edwards AFB, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9024&lon=-117.9219&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70AL071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70AL071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4387  70/5/12    EDWARDS AFB,CALIF   BOEING 377MGT       CR-  4  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0719                    N111AS              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      45, 6827 TOTAL HOURS, 34
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS AFBASE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDWARDS AFB,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
          MISC-CTL LOSS AT CRITICAL TIME-CAUSE UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLANNED 3 ENG TKOF ON TEST FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111AS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111AS-1970-06-22), registration cancelled 1970-06-22, S/N 0001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 377MGT
- Registry model: [Aero Spacelines 377MGT-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-spacelines-377mgt-1) (registry code 0160212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Edwards Afbase

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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