# NTSB LAX72FUQ87: Bellanca 14-19, N527A, Prt Hueneme, CA, May 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1972
- Place: Prt Hueneme, CA · PRT HUENEME, CA
- Location: 34.1621° N, 119.2042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Hueneme, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1621&lon=-119.2042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUQ87
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ87

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1612   72/5/7    PRT HUENEME,CALIF   BELLANCA 14-19      CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1200
        TIME - 1050                    N527A               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA PAULA,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- DIVE TESTS FOR FAA ENGRG CERTIFICATION.PLT UN BAIL OUT UNTIL TOO LOW FOR CHUTE TO OPEN.ACFT IN SEA
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N527A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527A-1973-08-04), registration cancelled 1973-08-04, S/N 2080, built 1951 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-19
- Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19) (registry code 3080102) (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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