# NTSB LAX67F0304: Mooney M20C, N6726U, Scottsdale, AZ, February 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1967
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118999
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX67F0304
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0304

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0521  67/2/17    SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 323
        TIME - 2030                    N6726U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED IN CONSTRUCTION AREA
        REMARKS- NOTAM ADVSD ARPT CLOSED UNTIL ABOUT 5/20/67.RNWY UNLITED.CAR DRIVER TRIED LITE RNWY WITH HEADLITES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6726U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scottsdale 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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