# NTSB LAX73DUM38: Mooney M20E, N7843V, Borrego Spg, CA, June 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1973
- Place: Borrego Spg, CA · BORREGO SPG, CA
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1810  73/6/14    BORREGO SPG,CALIF   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7843V              PX-  0  0  0  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED      UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ARPT MGR FOUND ACFT BETWEEN RWY AND TAXIWAY.INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7843V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Borrego Springs

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730614018799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730614018799A), Jun 14, 1973: Mooney M20E, Borrego Spg, CA, Substantial damage. Arpt mgr found acft between rwy and taxiway. Injury index presumed.

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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