# NTSB LAX74FUA17: Turner Scout, N7266, Huntgtn Bch, CA, February 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1974
- Place: Huntgtn Bch, CA · HUNTGTN BCH, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186993
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0258  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7266-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 001, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TURNER SCOUT
- Registry model: [Turner DER JAGER](https://openairdocs.org/model/turner-der-jager) (registry code 0564601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlark

## 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 19740215004399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740215004399A), Feb 15, 1974: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Huntgtn Bch, CA, Substantial damage. Overran rwy,hit sign,slid into parked Cessna 177,N30591,substantial dmg.

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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