# NTSB OAK66D0122: Mooney M20D, N7122U, Auburn, CA, September 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1965
- Place: Auburn, CA · AUBURN, CA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 121.0767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-121.0767&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66D0122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0122

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3010  65/9/15    AUBURN CALIF        MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 124
        TIME - 1215                    N7122U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7122U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7122U-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 252, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Auburn

## Other investigations on N7122U (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 FTW69A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0065), Mar 22, 1969: Mooney M20D (N7122U), Ft Stockton, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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