LAX76FUQ38

NTSB accident investigation · Aero Comdr 112 · Port Hueneme, CA · May 12, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 12, 1976
Place
Port Hueneme, CA · PORT HUENEME, CA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1139JAero Comdr 112
Status
Completed · report July 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760512014509A
Case key
153906

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1129  76/5/12  NR.PORT HUENEME,CA    AERO COMDR 112      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1309
        TIME - 1220                    N1139J              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CA                SANTA BARBARA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ELASTIC STOP NUT IN INJECTOR SERVO UNSCREWED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1139J
Reported as
Aero Comdr 112
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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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.