LAX71FUA53

NTSB accident investigation · Cook JC-1 · San Pedro, CA · April 6, 1971

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1971
Place
San Pedro, CA · SAN PEDRO, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N21CACook JC-1
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160901

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1422   71/4/6    SAN PEDRO,CALIF     COOK JC-1           CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 885
        TIME - 1540                    N21CA               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- TYPE CERT FLT,SPIN-TEST,MAX WGT,AFT CG LIMIT.PWR-ON ENTRY,UN RCVR.PREV SPINS,PWR-OFF,DMSTD SATISF.

Aircraft

Registration
N21CA
Reported as
Cook JC-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.