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LAX67A0045

1966-11-10 · WILMINGTON, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N2A has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ZLT ZEPPELIN LUFTSCHIFFTECHNIK LZ NO7-101, built 2016), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
GOODYR ACFT GZ-19A · N2A
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
E
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dusk
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
D1
Operator type
Business
Airport
LONG BEACH
Kind of flying
B3

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
220° / 4 kt
Temp
60° F

Aircraft history

Total time
5,159 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
1,123
Age
26

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

R IN-FLT REFUELING.WATER FND IN 1 CAN AND 1 DRUM.

Investigator remarks

5-GAL CANS FILLED FROM 55-GAL DRUMS WERE USED FO

Cause factors

  • 68/C/D2 C
    PERSONNEL IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (GROUND CREW) Cause
  • 88/C/87 C
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS WATER IN FUEL Cause
  • 88/L/48 L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
  • 88/L/06 L
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 4362. Source file NTSB_1966_3_4362.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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