# NTSB Accident LAX97LA270
> **Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A(28-5ACF)** · 1997-08-01 · MORENO, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX97LA270
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08666
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-01
- **Location:** MORENO, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.899887, -116.889938
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Consolidated-Vultee
- **Model:** PBY-5A(28-5ACF)
- **Registration:** N322FA
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the implosion of the unlocked left nose gear door which resulted in the hydraulic disintegration of the forward fuselage.  The cause of the locking pin actuator malfunction was not determined.

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