# NTSB OAK72AP011: Mooney M20C, N7127U, Klamath, CA, October 8, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1971
- Place: Klamath, CA · KLAMATH, CA
- Location: 41.5729° N, 124.0556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5729&lon=-124.0556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163445
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72AP011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72AP011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2441   71/10/8   KLAMATH,CALIF       MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1004
        TIME - 1615                    N7127U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 688 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCBETH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRESNO,CALIF                KLAMATH,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STALL FROM LOW TIGHT CLIMBING TURN NEAR STEEP BLUFF. CRASHED IN SHALLOW RIVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7127U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127U-1971-11-29), registration cancelled 1971-11-29, S/N 2767, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcbeth

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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