# NTSB LAX75FUG07: Jameson SPL Sport, N5VV, Chino, CA, August 17, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2562  74/8/17    CHINO,CALIF         JAMESON SPL SPORT   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 285
        TIME - 0620                    N5VV                PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHINO,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VW ENG. LND IN TALL CORN. FIRST FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5VV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5VV-1974-08-29), registration cancelled 1974-08-29, S/N 1, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMESON SPL SPORT
- Registry model: [Jameson SPECIAL SPORT V](https://openairdocs.org/model/jameson-special-sport-v) (registry code 0565311) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chino

## 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 19740817025459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817025459A), Aug 17, 1974: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Vw eng. Lnd in tall corn. First flt.

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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