# NTSB LAX83FUG05: E.L. Craig Craigcraft, N1320, Chino, CA, October 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: October 21, 1982, 14:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Chino, CA
- Coordinates: 34.000778, -117.67926 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0008&lon=-117.6793&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUG05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70237/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG05

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & COLLIDED WITH A CAMERA TRIPOD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1320 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: E.L. CRAIG CRAIGCRAFT
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 1
- Airframe hours: 49
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Edward L. Craig
- Registered owner: Edward L. Craig
- Departed: CNO, CHINO, CA
- Destination: CNO, CHINO, CA
- Airport: CNO, Chino, runway 21, 6,086 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 74; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,000 total, 49 in this make and model, 1,000 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CNO

## 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 19821021056649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821021056649A), Oct 21, 1982: Amtr CRAIGCRAFT, Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during takeoff roll.

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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