M Larson 1 N5500K
11 August 1978 · Sn Luis Obspo, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 August 1978 at about 18:30 local time, a M Larson 1 registered N5500K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Sn Luis Obspo, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sn Luis Obspo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Luis Obispo
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- M Larson 1
- Registration
- N5500K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Santa Ynez, Ca → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2440
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
RT AIL CNTRL CABLE JAMMED IN PULLEY DURING RT TURN & ACFT CRASHED.PULLEY CABLE GUARD OPEN TOO FAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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