# NTSB OAK72DVM22: Mooney M21F, N3525X, Salinas, CA, January 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1972
- Place: Salinas, CA · SALINAS, CA
- Location: 36.6902° N, 121.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salinas, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6902&lon=-121.6338&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72DVM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0401  72/1/24    SALINAS,CALIF       MOONEY M21F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 600
        TIME - 1338                    N3525X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINAS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             SALINAS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- R GR COLLAPSED DURG L TURN OFF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3525X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3525X-2012-10-04), registration cancelled 2012-10-04, S/N 670062, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Salinas

## Other investigations on N3525X (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 SEA83LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA195), Sep 3, 1983: Mooney M20-F (N3525X), Seattle, WA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK71DVG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG80), May 16, 1971: Mooney M20F (N3525X), Pope Valley, CA, 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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