# NTSB LAX74DUG39: Spezio DAL-1, N21HM, Redlands, CA, January 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1974
- Place: Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74DUG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0049  74/1/26    REDLANDS,CALIF      SPEZIO DAL-1        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 110
        TIME - 1400                    N21HM               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN ACFT. APCH TOO SLOW,HIT 25 FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21HM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21HM-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 349, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIO DAL-1
- Registry model: [Mayse SPEZID SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/mayse-spezid-sport) (registry code 0562971) (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redlands

## 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 19740126001519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740126001519A), Jan 26, 1974: Amtr 0562971, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. First flt in acft. Apch too slow,hit 25 ft short of rwy.

## Other investigations on N21HM (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX77FUQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ37), Jul 10, 1977: Spezio 1 (N21HM), Goleta, 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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