# NTSB LAX67F0110: Mooney M20C, N9289M, Apple Valley, CA, September 16, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1966
- Place: Apple Valley, CA · APPLE VALLEY, CA
- Location: 34.5008° N, 117.1859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Apple Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5008&lon=-117.1859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120816
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0110
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0110

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3278  66/9/16    APPLE VALLEY CAL    MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1600
        TIME - 1100                    N9289M              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - APPLE VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM GOLF COURSE FAIRWAY OF INSUFFICIENT LENGTH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9289M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9289M), registered now, S/N 660004, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Apple Valley

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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