# NTSB LAX66A0107: Boeing B-720B, N7534A, Mojave, CA, June 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1966
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66A0107
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0107

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1-0057  66/6/29    MOJAVE,CALIF        BOEING B-720B       CR-  0  0  6  TRAINING                  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0810                    N7534A              PX-  0  0  0                            49, 15313 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5040 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE-KERN CO
        OPERATOR - AMERICAN AIRLINES,INC.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILURE OF TWO OR MORE ENGINES
        REMARKS- PILOT SIMULATED 4 ENG FLAMEOUT APPROACH WITH 4 ENGINE IN IDLE THRUST POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7534A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7534A-1972-03-01), registration cancelled 1972-03-01, S/N 18020 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B-720B
- Registry model: [Boeing 720-023B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-720-023b) (registry code 1383841) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mojave-Kern Co

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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