# NTSB Accident LAX03LA267
> **Petz Flying Boat** · 2003-08-28 · Tracy, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA267
- **Event ID:** 20030904X01455
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-08-28
- **Location:** Tracy, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.679164, -121.29972
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Petz
- **Model:** Flying Boat
- **Registration:** N1216Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inadequate design of the engine exhaust system and inappropriate selection of propeller materials by the designer/builder, which resulted in separation of the propeller blades during takeoff/initial climb, and a subsequent in-flight collision with terrain during the ensuing off-airport emergency landing.

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