N American AJ-1 N9143Z
17 September 1966 · N.hollywood, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 September 1966 at about 11:49 local time, a N American AJ-1 registered N9143Z, operated by AJ Airtankers, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near N.hollywood, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- N.hollywood, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lockheed Air Term
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- N American AJ-1
- Registration
- N9143Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- AJ Airtankers
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1138
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DEMO.FLT.CRASHED IN CTY.ENG MAG GENS IMPROPER TYPE.PLT T/O WITH AUTO-LEAN MIXT.LOAD-DUMP TOO LATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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