# NTSB LAX77FUQ42: Aerosport Quail, N8274, Simi Valley, CA, July 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1977
- Place: Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.2694° N, 118.7815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Simi Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2694&lon=-118.7815&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146599
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUQ42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ42

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1550  77/7/18    SIMI VALLEY,CA      AEROSPORT QUAIL     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 269
        TIME - 1615                    N8274               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SIMI VALLEY,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- R WG TIP HIT WIND TEE.EQUIPPED WITH VW 1600CC EN6INE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8274](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8274-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 19 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSPORT QUAIL
- Registry model: [Johnson AEROSPORT QUAIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-aerosport-quail) (registry code 0565807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Santa Susana

## 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 19770718019139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770718019139A), Jul 18, 1977: Amtr 0565807, Simi Valley, CA, Substantial damage. R wg tip hit wind tee. Equipped with vw 1600CC EN6INE.

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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