# NTSB LAX76FUA03: Volpar D18S, N171U, Long Beach, CA, July 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1975
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1838  75/7/19    LONG BEACH,CA       VOLPAR D18S         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3440
        TIME - 0600                    N171U               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAUGHERTY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               MEXICALI,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N171U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLPAR D18S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Daugherty Field

## 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 19750719020879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750719020879A), Jul 19, 1975: Beech D18S, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage

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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