# NTSB LAX73FUG49: Mini Hawk 01, N6170, Chino, CA, April 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1973
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUG49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1044  73/4/12    CHINO,CALIF         MINI HAWK 01        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 124
        TIME - 1525                    N6170               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- BOUNCED HARD AFTER LIFT OFF,THEN CLIMBED AT STEEP ANGLE. 1ST FLT IN TYPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6170](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6170-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N MH-01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MINI HAWK 01
- Registry model: [Taylor / Treffinger / Maloney MINI-HAWK 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-treffinger-maloney-mini-hawk-1) (registry code 05632J3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19730412011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730412011569A), Apr 12, 1973: Schzow MODELB, Chino, CA, Destroyed. Bounced hard after lift off,then climbed at steep angle. 1st flt in type.

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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