# NTSB LAX70F0134: Mooney 20A, N1096B, Goodyear, AZ, September 10, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1969
- Place: Goodyear, AZ · GOODYEAR, AZ
- Location: 33.4353° N, 112.3582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodyear, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4353&lon=-112.3582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70F0134
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0134

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3126  69/9/10    GOODYEAR,ARIZ       MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 799
        TIME - 2000                    N1096B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PEORIA,ARIZ                 PERRYVILLE,ARIZ              GOODYEAR,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NIGHT LDG ON UNLIGHTED STRIP. LANDED APRXLY 100 FT TO R OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1096B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096B-1976-10-18), registration cancelled 1976-10-18, S/N 1322, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## Other investigations on N1096B (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 LAX76AL092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL092), Aug 24, 1976: Mooney M20A (N1096B), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB ANC66D0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0040), Jul 9, 1965: Mooney M20A (N1096B), Talkeetna, AK, 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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