# NTSB LAX71FUA53: Cook JC-1, N21CA, San Pedro, CA, April 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 6, 1971
- Place: San Pedro, CA · SAN PEDRO, CA
- Location: 33.7359° N, 118.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Pedro, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7359&lon=-118.2923&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUA53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUA53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21CA-1971-05-27), registration cancelled 1971-05-27, S/N 0001, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COOK JC-1
- Registry model: [Cook JC 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-jc-1) (registry code 05611BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- 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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