LAX74FUA17

NTSB accident investigation · Turner Scout · Huntgtn Bch, CA · February 15, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1974
Place
Huntgtn Bch, CA · HUNTGTN BCH, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7266Turner Scout
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740215004399A
Case key
186993

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258  74/2/15    HUNTGTN BCH,CALIF   TURNER SCOUT        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 3000
        TIME - 1530                    N7266               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUNTGTN BCH,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- OVERRAN RWY,HIT SIGN,SLID INTO PARKED CESSNA 177,N30591,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N7266
Reported as
Turner Scout
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meadowlark

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.