# NTSB LAX77FUG09: Smith Mini Plane, N14W, Redlands, CA, November 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1976
- Place: Redlands, CA · REDLANDS, CA
- Location: 34.0556° N, 117.1825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redlands, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0556&lon=-117.1825&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3263  76/11/10   REDLANDS,CA         SMITH MINI PLANE    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 745
        TIME - 1240                    N14W                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REDLANDS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- SWERVED OFF RWY, HIT ROCKS & DIRT MOUNDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N14W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH MINI PLANE
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Redlands Muni

## 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 19761110035399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761110035399A), Nov 10, 1976: Amtr 835017F, Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Swerved off rwy, hit rocks & dirt mounds.

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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