# NTSB LAX75FUJ27: Mooney M20C, N6756V, Stanfield, AZ, August 25, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1974
- Place: Stanfield, AZ · STANFIELD, AZ
- Location: 32.8794° N, 111.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stanfield, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8794&lon=-111.9628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUJ27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUJ27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2798  74/8/25    STANFIELD,ARIZ      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 588
        TIME - 1330                    N6756V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 509 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUSTOM FARMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCSON,ARIZ                 FULLERTON,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARTED.LND OK.RECORDS SHOWED PROP DMGD BFOR & DRESSED OUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6756V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6756V), registered now, S/N 700055, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Custom Farmer

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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