LAX65D0053

NTSB accident investigation · Ooney M20C · Santa Ana, CA · January 24, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1965
Place
Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1900YOoney M20C
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179646

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0670  65/1/24    SANTA ANA,CALIF     OONEY M20C          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1890
        TIME - 1530                    N1900Y              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 286 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- PARKED ARCFT MOONEY M20C N6638U MINOR DAMAGE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1900Y
Reported as
Ooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Orange County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.