# NTSB LAX77FUJ33: Hicks & Shu Specl, N2237, Glendale, AZ, March 1, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 1, 1977
- Place: Glendale, AZ · GLENDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0445   77/3/1    GLENDALE,AZ         HICKS & SHU SPECL   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 420
        TIME - 1700                    N2237               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 340 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THUNDERBIRD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE DISCONNECTED.PILOT FORCED ACFT ON GRD DUE TO HOUSES & FLIPPED OVER.GUSTS 25K
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2237](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2237-2009-07-13), registration cancelled 2009-07-13, S/N 101, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HICKS & SHU SPECL
- Registry model: [Schumaker-Hicks H&S SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/schumaker-hicks-h-s-special) (registry code 0562476) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Thunderbird

## 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 19770301004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770301004389A), Mar 1, 1977: Amtr 0562476, Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. Throttle cable disconnected. Pilot forced acft on grd due to houses & flipped over. Gusts 25K

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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