# NTSB LAX70FUG36: Mooney M20F, N3412N, Victorville, CA, June 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 2, 1970
- Place: Victorville, CA · VICTORVILLE, CA
- Location: 34.5361° N, 117.2912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victorville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5361&lon=-117.2912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70FUG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2324   70/6/2    VICTORVILLE,CALIF   MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 185
        TIME - 0630                    N3412N              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT
          LAS VEGAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT FLYING LOW TO SIGNAL FELLOW EMPLOYEES.ACFT STALLED DRG STEEP BANKED TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3412N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3412N-1972-08-11), registration cancelled 1972-08-11, S/N 680044 (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

## Other investigations on N3412N (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 LAX72AL059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL059), May 29, 1972: Mooney M20F (N3412N), Warner Spgs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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