# NTSB LAX81FUJ35: Bobcat 1, N14TH, Phoenix, AZ, February 18, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1981
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126529
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FUJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2280  81/2/18    PHOENIX,AZ          BOBCAT 1            CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 400
        TIME - 1620                    N14TH               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- MAG DRIVE BELT SLIPPED,MAG BGN FIRING 20DEG PAST TOP DEAD CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14TH](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14TH-2015-10-22), registration cancelled 2015-10-22, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOBCAT 1
- Registry model: [Jones Hobert BOBCAT-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-hobert-bobcat-1) (registry code 05646AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19810218004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810218004329A), Feb 18, 1981: Amtr BOBCAT1, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine quit on first homebuilt flight in pattern. Landed short of runway. Found ignition timing off.

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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