# NTSB LAX72FUQ41: Hawker Fury Mark 2, N878M, Mojave, CA, November 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1971
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163927
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3468  71/11/13   MOJAVE,CALIF        HAWKER FURY MARK 2  CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3015
        TIME - 0940                    N878M               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE-KERN COUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACTICE RUN ON RACE COURSE. FRONT ROW MASTER ROD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N878M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N878M), registered now, S/N 41-H/636294, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HAWKER FURY MARK 2
- Registry model: [Hawker MK 11 SEA FURY](https://openairdocs.org/model/hawker-mk-11-sea-fury) (registry code 4220102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R3350-42](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r3350-42) (registry code 67041, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mojave-Kern Count

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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