# NTSB LAX74FUQ16: Grumman F8F-2, N148F, Mojave, CA, October 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1973
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4154  73/10/20   MOJAVE,CALIF        GRUMMAN F8F-2       CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 17500
        TIME - 1327                    N148F               PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CALIF                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- FIRE FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE DRG HEAT RACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N148F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148F-1974-01-07), registration cancelled 1974-01-07, S/N 121787, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN F8F-2
- Registry model: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mojave

## 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 19731020036419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020036419A), Oct 20, 1973: Gruman F8F2ACME, Mojave, CA, Destroyed. Fire from undetermined source drg heat race.

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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