# NTSB LAX77FUQ37: Spezio 1, N21HM, Goleta, CA, July 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146510
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21HM-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 349, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPEZIO 1
- Registry model: [Mayse SPEZID SPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/mayse-spezid-sport) (registry code 0562971) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Barbara Mun

## 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 19770710018809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710018809A), Jul 10, 1977: Amtr 0562971, Goleta, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N21HM (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX74DUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUG39), Jan 26, 1974: Spezio DAL-1 (N21HM), Redlands, CA, substantial damage

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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