# NTSB LAX73FUQ16: Cougar A, N6151, Lancaster, CA, November 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1972
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3410   72/11/5   LANCASTER,CALIF     COUGAR A            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 421
        TIME - 1232                    N6151               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEN WM J FOX
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,CALIF             MOJAVE,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRANKSHAFT PROP FLANGE FAILED.PROP NOT RCVRD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6151](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6151-2017-11-21), registration cancelled 2017-11-21, S/N ET-01, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR A
- Registry model: [Edward Higby COUGAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/edward-higby-cougar) (registry code 62501X7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox

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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