# NTSB LAX71FUQ80: Beech E17L, N41663, San Frnando, CA, May 9, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1971
- Place: San Frnando, CA · SAN FRNANDO, CA
- Location: 34.2887° N, 118.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Fernando, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2887&lon=-118.4362&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161565
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71FUQ80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71FUQ80

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1611   71/5/9    SAN FRNANDO,CALIF   BEECH E17L          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2000
        TIME - 0900                    N41663              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FERNANDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRNANDO,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- TESTING RIGGING AND NEW ENGINE ON RE-BUILT ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41663](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41663), registered now, S/N 196 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E17L
- Registry model: [Beech E17L](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e17l) (registry code 1150556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: San Fernando

## Other investigations on N41663 (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 WPR17LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA058), Jan 24, 2017: Beech E17L (N41663), Discovery Bay, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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