# NTSB LAX78FUG29: Truman Cnkl B8M, N64801, Adelanto, CA, May 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1978
- Place: Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Location: 34.5828° N, 117.4092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adelanto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5828&lon=-117.4092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0782  78/5/28  NR.ADELANTO,CA        TRUMAN CNKL B8M     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 31,
        TIME - 1315                    N64801              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ADELANTO,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N64801 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TRUMAN CNKL B8M
- Category: Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780528010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780528010089A), May 28, 1978: Schzow MODELB, Adelanto, CA, Destroyed. Flt phase unk.

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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