# NTSB LAX67D0309: Mooney M20E, N1323W, Upland, CA, February 10, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1967
- Place: Upland, CA · UPLAND, CA
- Location: 34.1161° N, 117.6599° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Upland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1161&lon=-117.6599&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118856
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67D0309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0309

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0392  67/2/10    UPLAND,CALIF        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 344
        TIME - 1600                    N1323W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CABLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR KNEE LINK.NOT LUBRICATED. ACFT OVERDUE FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1323W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1323W-1971-08-31), registration cancelled 1971-08-31, S/N 211 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cable

## Other investigations on N1323W (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 OAK67A0077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0077), May 9, 1967: Mooney M20E (N1323W), Del Ray Oak, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB LAX67F0120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0120), Sep 1, 1966: Mooney M20E (N1323W), Borrego, CA, 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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