# NTSB LAX67F0242: Mooney M20E, N2651W, Torrance, CA, December 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1966
- Place: Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119352
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0242
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0242

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4251  66/12/23   TORRANCE CALIF      MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 6444
        TIME - 1037                    N2651W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
           DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
        REMARKS- FAMILIARIZATION CHECK RIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2651W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2651W), registered now, S/N 3307, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Torrance Muni.

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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