# NTSB LAX74AL030: Cessna 401A, N6273Q, Laverne, CA, October 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1973
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 5 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74AL030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3941  73/10/31   LAVERNE,CALIF       CESSNA 401A         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0605                    N6273Q              PX-  2  3  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            51, 12116 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAVERNE,CALIF               WINDOW ROCK,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- BOLT SECURED CTL COLUMN. RAN OFF END OF RWY. PAX SEATS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6273Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273Q-1974-03-27), registration cancelled 1974-03-27, S/N 401A-0073 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 401A
- Registry model: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brackett

## 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 19731031042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031042429A), Oct 31, 1973: Cessna 401A, Laverne, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Bolt secured ctl column. Ran off end of rwy. Pax seats improperly installed.

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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