# NTSB LAX70F0102: Mooney M20G, N6826N, Oakview, CA, August 21, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1969
- Place: Oakview, CA · OAKVIEW, CA
- Location: 34.4030° N, 119.2990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oak View, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4030&lon=-119.2990&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3175  69/8/21    OAKVIEW,CALIF       MOONEY M20G         CR-  0  1  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2034                    N6826N              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE 27, 2165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENDERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OAKLAND,CALIF               LONG BEACH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO LAND ON LIGHTED STREET,R WING TIP HIT POLE. FIRE DEPT FILLED FUEL TANKS WITH WATER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6826N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6826N), registered now, S/N 680109, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Henderson

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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