# NTSB LAX81FVM14: EL Camino 70-1, N7200, Half Moon Bay, CA, March 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 5, 1981
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0220   81/3/5    HALF MOON BAY,CA    EL CAMINO 70-1      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 609
        TIME - 1630                    N7200               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALFMOON BAY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALF MOON BAY,CA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENG VOLKSWAGEN 40HP.LOSS OF THRUST FROM LOOSE PROP BELT DRIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7200](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7200-2018-05-31), registration cancelled 2018-05-31, S/N 001, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EL CAMINO 70-1
- Registry model: [Slappendel EL CAMINO 70-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/slappendel-el-camino-70-1) (registry code 05611HQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halfmoon Bay

## 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 19810305008809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810305008809A), Mar 5, 1981: Amtr ELCAMINO701, Half Moon, CA, Substantial damage. Lost thrust & engine overreved on takeoff. Struck wires. Landed inverted. Found loose v belts on prop drive.

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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