# NTSB LAX74OL049: Mooney M20C, N9082V, Mulege, Mexico, December 22, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1973
- Place: Mulege, Mexico · MULEGE,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 1, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX74OL049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74OL049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0056  73/12/22   MULEGE,MEX          MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1800                    N9082V              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIJUANA,MEX                 MULEGE,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- CRASHED IN RUGGED TERRAIN.INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9082V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082V-1974-05-20), registration cancelled 1974-05-20, S/N 690004 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19731222042849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731222042849A), Dec 22, 1973: Mooney M20C, Mulege, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Crashed in rugged terrain. Invest under jurisdiction of the govt of Mexico.

## Other investigations on N9082V (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX69D0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0224), Dec 29, 1968: Mooney M20C (N9082V), La Verne, CA, 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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