# NTSB Accident LAX00LA034
> **Hawker Siddeley HUNTER T MK 7** · 1999-11-17 · MESA, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00LA034
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20120
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-11-17
- **Location:** MESA, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.329875, -111.630607
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hawker Siddeley
- **Model:** HUNTER T MK 7
- **Registration:** N576NL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The fatigue failure and separation the stage 3 compressor blades due to corrosion pitting of the blade retention lug bores.  A factor in the accident was the failure of the various post military surplus operators of this engine to incorporate the manufacturer's recommended modifications to prevent such failures.

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