# NTSB LAX66D0013: Mooney M21, N1229X, Mojave, CA, May 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1965
- 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177588
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1789  65/5/16    MOJAVE CALIF        MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 44 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N1229X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1229X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1229X-2008-06-25), registration cancelled 2008-06-25, S/N 200, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (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: Kern County

## Other investigations on N1229X (1)

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 SEA07CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA268), Sep 12, 2007: Mooney M20D (N1229X), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. A contributing factor was the pilots impaired performance.

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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