# NTSB LAX72DUM12: Waterman W-12, N6039, Carlsbad, CA, October 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 18, 1971
- Place: Carlsbad, CA · CARLSBAD, CA
- Location: 33.1581° N, 117.3506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carlsbad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1581&lon=-117.3506&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUM12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUM12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1971  71/10/18   CARLSBAD,CALIF      WATERMAN W-12       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 77, 5000
        TIME - 0946                    N6039               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PALOMAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLSBAD,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
        REMARKS- VEERED TO R AFTER T/O DUE LONGITUDINAL INSTABILITY. HIT FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6039](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6039-1975-05-05), registration cancelled 1975-05-05, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WATERMAN W-12
- Registry model: [Waterman W-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/waterman-w-12) (registry code 0562045) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Palomar

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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