- Date
- September 11, 1973
- Place
- Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N68XA.V.E.Mizar 210
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730911032719A
- Case key
- 188327
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3128 73/9/11 OXNARD,CALIF A.V.E.MIZAR 210 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 40, 2758 TIME - 1605 N68X PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VENTURA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OXNARD,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT/PINTO CAR COMB.R WG STRUT ATTACH FITTING FAILED AT AUTO BODY PANEL.DMGD OTR CAR & TRAILER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68X
- Reported as
- A.V.E.Mizar 210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ventura County
N68XRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 1973 · Advance Vehicle Engineers MIZAR 210Airframe modelAdvance Vehicle Engineers MIZAR 210
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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.