# NTSB LAX69D0329: Mooney M20F, N2918L, Chandler, AZ, April 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1969
- Place: Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Location: 33.3062° N, 111.8413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chandler, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3062&lon=-111.8413&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 27, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0329
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0329

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4730  69/4/16    CHANDLER,ARIZ       MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0700                    N2918L              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 28, 562 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            102 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,ARIZ                TUCSON,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO.3 CNCTG ROD BOLTS BRKN.CYL HOLD DWN NUTS IMPRPLY INSTLD.FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2918L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2918L-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 670312 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chandler Muni

## Other investigations on N2918L (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 MKC68F0249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0249), Oct 5, 1967: Mooney M20F (N2918L), Callaway, MN, 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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