# NTSB LAX68A0092: Mooney M20E, N3387X, Borego Sprngs, CA, March 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 24, 1968
- Place: Borego Sprngs, CA · BOREGO SPRNGS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 6, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0695  68/3/24    BOREGO SPRNGS,CAL   MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 500
        TIME - 2059                    N3387X              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPRINGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        REMARKS- NON-INST RATED PLT.ATTEMPTED FLT ON DARK NITE,HAD NO VISIBLE HORIZON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3387X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3387X-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 1098, built 1966 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Borrego Springs

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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