# NTSB LAX66D0152: Mooney M20G, N79835, Brawley, CA, October 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 30, 1965
- Place: Brawley, CA · BRAWLEY, CA
- Location: 32.9785° N, 115.5286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brawley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9785&lon=-115.5286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174271
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66D0152
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0152

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3716  65/10/30   BRAWLEY CALIF       MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1065
        TIME - 1830                    N79835              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRAWLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT NAVION B N91407 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79835](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79835), registered now, S/N 499, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brawley

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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