# NTSB LAX65D0070: Mooney M21, N1371W, Santa Ana, CA, February 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 25, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178527
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX65D0070
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1542  65/2/25    SANTA ANA CALIF     MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N1371W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 28, 3600 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ORANGE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1371W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371W-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 2652 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Orange County

## Other investigations on N1371W (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX68F0365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0365), Mar 16, 1968: Mooney M20C (N1371W), Yucaipa, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X1225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1225), Jan 3, 1965: Mooney M21 (N1371W), Denton, TX, substantial damage

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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