LAX77FUQ37

NTSB accident investigation · Spezio 1 · Goleta, CA · July 10, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1977
Place
Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N21HMSpezio 1
Status
Completed · report August 15, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770710018809A
Case key
146510

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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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3-1517  77/7/10    GOLETA,CA           SPEZIO 1            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 190
        TIME - 1230                    N21HM               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REDLANDS,CA                 SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N21HM
Reported as
Spezio 1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Barbara Mun

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N21HM · 1

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