# NTSB LAX75FUQ30: Dehavilland Moth, Mojave, CA, June 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150349
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75FUQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0004  75/6/22    MOJAVE,CA           DEHAVILLAND MOTH    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    2K-BFX              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  38, 354 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOJAVE,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: 2K-BFX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND MOTH
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mojave

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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