# NTSB LAX76FUQ38: Aero Comdr 112, N1139J, Port Hueneme, CA, May 12, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 12, 1976
- Place: Port Hueneme, CA · PORT HUENEME, CA
- Location: 34.1621° N, 119.2042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Hueneme, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1621&lon=-119.2042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153906
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76FUQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1129  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1139J-1976-05-24), registration cancelled 1976-05-24, S/N 139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (registry code 7630302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760512014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760512014509A), May 12, 1976: Rkwell 112, Port Hueneme, CA, Substantial damage. Elastic stop nut in injector servo unscrewed.

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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