- Date
- January 15, 1974
- Place
- Piru, CA · PIRU, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12237Nieuport LF-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740115001279A
- Case key
- 187263
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0051 74/1/15 PIRU,CALIF NIEUPORT LF-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 9400 TIME - 1230 N12237 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ANA,CALIF PIRU,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLANNED LDG IN OPEN FIELD.GEAR HIT SOFT SPOT,SWERVED TO R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12237
- Reported as
- Nieuport LF-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N12237Registered now · Garland-Lincoln NIEUPORTAirframe modelGarland-Lincoln NIEUPORTEngine modelContinental W670 series
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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.