# NTSB LAX74FUM05: Mooney M20C, N9095V, Calipatria, CA, August 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1973
- Place: Calipatria, CA · CALIPATRIA, CA
- Location: 33.1687° N, 115.4856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Calipatria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1687&lon=-115.4856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189136
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74FUM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2578  73/8/28    CALIPATRIA,CALIF    MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 300
        TIME - 0958                    N9095V              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALIPATRIA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              CALIPATRIA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9095V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9095V-1974-04-24), registration cancelled 1974-04-24, S/N 690009 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Calipatria

## 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 19730828026949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730828026949A), Aug 28, 1973: Mooney M20C, Calipatria, CA, Substantial damage. Hit trees.

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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