# NTSB LAX78FUQ32: Prosch PR-2, N14EP, Mojave, CA, June 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1978
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78FUQ32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1781  78/6/14    MOJAVE,CA           PROSCH PR-2         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 0710                    N14EP               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             UNK/NR, 6500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- GUSTING 25K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14EP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14EP-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 01, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROSCH PR-2
- Registry model: [Prosch PR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/prosch-pr-2) (registry code 0565959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mojave

## 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 19780614014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780614014819A), Jun 14, 1978: Amtr 0565959, Mojave, CA, Destroyed. Gusting 25K.

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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