# NTSB LAX65D0053: Ooney M20C, N1900Y, Santa Ana, CA, January 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1965
- Place: Santa Ana, CA · SANTA ANA, CA
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0053

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1900Y), registered now, S/N 2684, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: OONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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