# NTSB LAX74FUQ18: A.V.E.Mizar 210, N68X, Oxnard, CA, September 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3128  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68X-1973-10-19), registration cancelled 1973-10-19, S/N 001, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: A.V.E.MIZAR 210
- Registry model: [Advance Vehicle Engineers MIZAR 210](https://openairdocs.org/model/advance-vehicle-engineers-mizar-210) (registry code 05629DV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ventura County

## 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 19730911032719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911032719A), Sep 11, 1973: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. Acft/pinto car comb.r wg strut attach fitting failed at auto body panel. Dmgd otr car & trailer.

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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