# NTSB LAX68D0072: Mooney M21, N8130E, Laverne, CA, June 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1967
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68D0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68D0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3077  67/6/28    LAVERNE,CALIF       MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1600
        TIME - 1400                    N8130E              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 321 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- WELDS ON NOSE GR ACTUATING BELLCRANKS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8130E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8130E-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 1402, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Brackett Field

## Other investigations on N8130E (1)

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 LAX83FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA060), Dec 25, 1982: Mooney M20A (N8130E), Gila Bend, AZ, destroyed

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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