# NTSB LAX73FUA09: Bell P-63, N9009, Seal Beach, CA, September 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1972
- Place: Seal Beach, CA · SEAL BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7544° N, 118.0713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seal Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7544&lon=-118.0713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3763   72/9/7    SEAL BEACH,CALIF    BELL P-63           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1707                    N9009               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 46, 2960 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG QUIT OVER OCEAN. PLT BAILED OUT OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9009 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL P-63
- 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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