# NTSB LAX66F0073: Beechcraft D17S, N480, Mojave, CA, June 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 27, 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: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0073

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3094  65/6/27    MOJAVE CALIF        BEECHCRAFT D17S     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 225
        TIME - 1800                    N480                PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N480](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480), registered now, S/N 4810, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D17S
- Registry model: [Beech D17S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d17s) (registry code 1150538) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N480 (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 CHI90LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA206), Jul 27, 1990: Beech D17S (N480), Oelwein, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL OUTLOOK BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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