# NTSB LAX78FUG58: Lotter L-1, N22621, Rubidoux, CA, September 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Rubidoux, CA · RUBIDOUX, CA
- Location: 33.9961° N, 117.4056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rubidoux, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9961&lon=-117.4056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2655  78/9/30    RUBIDOUX,CA         LOTTER L-1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 450
        TIME - 1830                    N22621              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE FLA-BOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTON AFB,CA               RUBIDOUX,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22621](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N22621-1979-01-11), registration cancelled 1979-01-11, S/N L-001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LOTTER L-1
- Registry model: [Lotter-Robert LOTTER L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/lotter-robert-lotter-l-1) (registry code 0563904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Fla-Bob

## 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 19780930029009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930029009A), Sep 30, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Rubidoux, 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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