# NTSB LAX73FUD03: Mooney M20B, N74703, Compton, CA, September 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1972
- Place: Compton, CA · COMPTON, CA
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FUD03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUD03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3398   72/9/4    COMPTON,CALIF       MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 250
        TIME - 1320                    N74703              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  COMPTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAWTHORNE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74703](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74703-1973-06-04), registration cancelled 1973-06-04, S/N 1703, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport:  Compton

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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