# NTSB LAX69F0144: Canadair T-33, N106D, Mojave, CA, September 19, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 1968
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 13, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69F0144
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0144

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4925  68/9/19  NR.MOJAVE,CALIF       CANADAIR T-33       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 4550
        TIME - 1540                    N106D               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1150 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CALIF                LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        REMARKS- ENG FIRE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT 12000 FT. PLT SHUT ENG DOWN,EJECTED WHEN LIGHT REMAINED LIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N106D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106D-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 21-288, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR T-33
- Registry model: [Lockheed T-33](https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-t-33) (registry code 5260401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: 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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