# NTSB LAX74FUQ26: Nieuport LF-1, N12237, Piru, CA, January 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1974
- Place: Piru, CA · PIRU, CA
- Location: 34.4057° N, 118.8051° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piru, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4057&lon=-118.8051&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12237), registered now, S/N 3, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIEUPORT LF-1
- Registry model: [Garland-Lincoln NIEUPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/garland-lincoln-nieuport) (registry code 05601LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740115001279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740115001279A), Jan 15, 1974: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Piru, CA, Substantial damage. Planned ldg in open field. Gear hit soft spot,swerved to r.

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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