# NTSB OAK72FVW26: Mooney M20F, N9486V, Boulder City, NV, March 26, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1972
- Place: Boulder City, NV · BOULDER CITY, NV
- Location: 35.9786° N, 114.8325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder City, NV, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-114.8325&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165922
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVW26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0132  72/3/26    BOULDER CITY,NEV    MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 451
        TIME - 0340                    N9486V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          VAN NUYS,CALIF              LAS VEGAS,NEV                LANCASTER,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        REMARKS- PAX ADZD WRONG ARPT ELEV.FLEW INTO GND,DOWNWIND LEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9486V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder City

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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