Cook JC-1 N72CA
6 January 1972 · San Pedro, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 January 1972 at about 16:30 local time, a Cook JC-1 registered N72CA, operated by Cook Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Pedro, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Pedro, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cook JC-1
- Registration
- N72CA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cook Aircraft
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Torrance, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0880
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SPIN TEST.ANTI-SPIN CHUTE DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY.MISC-INTENTIONAL SPIN, UNABLE TO RECOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cook JC-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr 1971 | Cook JC-1 | San Pedro, California, United States | Cook Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |