# NTSB LAX77DVA18: Mooney M20J, N201JX, Bakersfield, CA, February 14, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 14, 1977
- Place: Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Location: 35.3733° N, 119.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bakersfield, CA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3733&lon=-119.0187&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DVA18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DVA18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0351  77/2/14    BAKERSFIELD,CA      MOONEY M20J         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 65, 170
        TIME - 0945                    N201JX              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEHACHAPI,CA                BAKERSFIELD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- GR PARTIALLY EXTENDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N201JX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N201JX), registered now, S/N 24-0042, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Registry model: [Mooney M20J](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (registry code 5870219) (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: Bakersfield

## 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 19770214002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770214002589A), Feb 14, 1977: Mooney M20J, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Gr partially extended.

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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