# NTSB LAX68F0365: Mooney M20C, N1371W, Yucaipa, CA, March 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1968
- Place: Yucaipa, CA · YUCAIPA, CA
- Location: 34.0336° N, 117.0429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yucaipa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0336&lon=-117.0429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 15, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0365
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0365

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0776  68/3/16    YUCAIPA,CALIF       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 583
        TIME - 1715                    N1371W              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED ACFT INTO TREES ON RIDGE. LNDG GEAR INADVERTENTLY LEFT DOWN. ALTITUDE 5000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1371W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1371W-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 2652 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1371W (2)

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 LAX65D0070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX65D0070), Feb 25, 1965: Mooney M21 (N1371W), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1225), Jan 3, 1965: Mooney M21 (N1371W), Denton, TX, substantial damage

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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