# NTSB LAX71DUJ13: Mooney M20C, N9124V, Sonora, Mexico, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Sonora, Mexico · SONORA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108228
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX71DUJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71DUJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0042   70/8/2    SONORA,MEX          MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1655                    N9124V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOGALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SONORA,MEX                  NOGALES,ARIZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9124V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9124V-2022-12-29), registration cancelled 2022-12-29, S/N 690019, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Nogales

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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