# NTSB OAK76DVD51: Flying Flea HM297, N7196, Tracy, CA, August 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1976
- Place: Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVD51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVD51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2533  76/8/26    TRACY,CA            FLYING FLEA HM297   CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 65, 1200
        TIME - 1440                    N7196               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRACY,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- FIRST TEST FLT. LOST CTL DRG STEEP TURN TO FINAL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7196](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7196-1976-10-20), registration cancelled 1976-10-20, S/N EP3545 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLYING FLEA HM297
- Registry model: [Pinard FLYING FLEA](https://openairdocs.org/model/pinard-flying-flea) (registry code 0562124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Tracy Muni

## 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 19760826028069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760826028069A), Aug 26, 1976: Amtr 0562124, Tracy, CA, Destroyed. First test flt. Lost ctl drg steep turn to final

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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