# NTSB LAX72DUQ38: Moth Acft 60GM, N916M, 1 000 Oaks, CA, October 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1971
- Place: 1 000 Oaks, CA · 1 000 OAKS, CA
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72DUQ38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUQ38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4530  71/10/22   1,000 OAKS,CALIF    MOTH ACFT 60GM      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2464
        TIME - 1500                    N916M               PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          1,000 OAKS,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          270                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- LOW SLOW FLT IN GUSTY WIND COND BEHIND HELICOPTER FOR TV FILM. RAN INTO DOWNDRAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N916M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N916M-2016-10-12), registration cancelled 2016-10-12, S/N 117, built 1929 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOTH ACFT 60GM
- Registry model: [Moth 60-GM](https://openairdocs.org/model/moth-60-gm) (registry code 6000102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY GRP 3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-grp-3) (registry code 20003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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