# NTSB LAX76AL092: Mooney M20A, N1096B, Lancaster, CA, August 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1976
- Place: Lancaster, CA · LANCASTER, CA
- Location: 34.6980° N, 118.1367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6980&lon=-118.1367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155753
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76AL092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2952  76/8/24    LANCASTER,CA        MOONEY M20A         CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1705                    N1096B              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 4087 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            64 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURBANK,CA                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DETERIORATED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- OUTBD L WG FAILED & SEPARATED. AD 69-5-3 NCW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1096B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1096B-1976-10-18), registration cancelled 1976-10-18, S/N 1322, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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 19760824041549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760824041549A), Aug 24, 1976: Mooney M20A, Lancaster, CA, Destroyed. Outbd l wg failed & separated. AD 69-5-3 ncw.

## Other investigations on N1096B (2)

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 LAX70F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70F0134), Sep 10, 1969: Mooney 20A (N1096B), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66D0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0040), Jul 9, 1965: Mooney M20A (N1096B), Talkeetna, AK, 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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