# NTSB LAX75DUJ83: Mooney M20E, N3239F, Coolidge, AZ, May 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1975
- Place: Coolidge, AZ · COOLIDGE, AZ
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1372  75/5/25    COOLIDGE,AZ         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 11620
        TIME - 1630                    N3239F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COOLIDGE-FLORENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BULLHEAD CITY,AZ            COOLIDGE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- DC-7 LND PREV.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3239F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3239F-2012-10-02), registration cancelled 2012-10-02, S/N 670032, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Coolidge-Florence

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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