# NTSB LAX73FUA27: Schmidt SA100A, N661G, Long Beach, CA, January 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 7, 1973
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUA27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0158   73/1/7    LONG BEACH,CALIF    SCHMIDT SA100A      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1615                    N661G               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N661G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N661G-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 1927 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHMIDT SA100A
- Registry model: [Stolp Starduster SA-100A](https://openairdocs.org/model/stolp-starduster-sa-100a) (registry code 86601SS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Long Beach

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730107000309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730107000309A), Jan 7, 1973: Amtr 8660141, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage

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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