# NTSB LAX74FUJ30: Eea Biplane P-1, N4091, Yuma, AZ, October 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 19, 1973
- Place: Yuma, AZ · YUMA, AZ
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187891
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUJ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3830  73/10/19   YUMA,ARIZ           EEA BIPLANE P-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 888
        TIME - 1348                    N4091               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - YUMA INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          YUMA,ARIZ                   SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MANEUVER TO AVOID TREES.FIRST FLT AFTER ENG REPAIRS FOR ROUGHNESS.PLT CONT TKOF AFTER POWER LOSS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4091](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4091-1973-12-19), registration cancelled 1973-12-19, S/N 01 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EEA BIPLANE P-1
- Registry model: [Eaa Bi-Plane P-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eaa-bi-plane-p-1) (registry code 33601JQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Yuma Intl

## 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 19731019035559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731019035559A), Oct 19, 1973: Amtr 3360141, Yuma, AZ, Destroyed. Maneuver to avoid trees. First flt after eng repairs for roughness. Plt cont tkof after power loss.

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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