# NTSB LAX78FUJ97: Cinquanta TRI PA, N14651, Oracle, AZ, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: Oracle, AZ · ORACLE, AZ
- Location: 32.6084° N, 110.7823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oracle, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6084&lon=-110.7823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139602
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUJ97
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ97

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2645  78/8/26  NR.ORACLE,AZ          CINQUANTA TRI PA    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1800                    N14651              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 34, 1734 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            34 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLE HILLS MINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         ORACLE,AZ                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14651](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14651-1982-04-15), registration cancelled 1982-04-15, S/N JC-6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CINQUANTA TRI PA
- Registry model: [Cinquanta TRIPLACER](https://openairdocs.org/model/cinquanta-triplacer) (registry code 0566109) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Little Hills Mine

## 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 19780826027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826027499A), Aug 26, 1978: Amtrzr BR54/, Oracle, AZ, Substantial damage. No narrative.

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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