# NTSB LAX82DA339: Mooney M20B, N74742, Scottsdale, AZ, September 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: September 10, 1982, 17:50 local (Sep 11, 1982, 00:50 UTC)
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.609565, -111.890579 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6096&lon=-111.8906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA339
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72583/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA339

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - turbulence (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED HE ENCOUNTERED A SMALL AMOUNT OF TURBULENCE & A FAIRLY STRONG CROSSWING ON FINAL. TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH & ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLT SAW A DITCH AHEAD & APPLIED FULL POWER BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE. THE RIGHT WING DIPPED DOWN TOUCHING THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74742](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74742-2013-11-08), registration cancelled 2013-11-08, S/N 1742, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1742
- Airframe hours: 3610
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jerry L. Booker
- Registered owner: Eugene L. Nelson
- Departed: IYK, INYOKERN, CA
- Destination: NEW HAMPTON, IA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: SDL, Scottsdale Muni, runway 21, 4,801 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 147 total, 5 in this make and model, 93 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 178 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SDL

## 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 19820910047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820910047159A), Sep 10, 1982: Mooney M20B, Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control. Tried to go around to avoid a ditch. Dragged wing and crashed. Claimed passenger problem.

## Other investigations on N74742 (1)

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 MIA66F0030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0030), May 28, 1965: Mooney M20B (N74742), Hurtsboro, AL, destroyed

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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