# NTSB UNK64X0874: Mooney M20, N852B, Laverne, CA, March 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1964
- Place: Laverne, CA · LAVERNE, CA
- Location: 34.1205° N, 117.7699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Verne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1205&lon=-117.7699&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0874
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0874

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0593  64/3/10    LAVERNE CALIF       MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1300
        TIME - 1730                    N852B               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRACKETT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N852B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852B-1971-07-06), registration cancelled 1971-07-06, S/N 1013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brackett

## Other investigations on N852B (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 CHI69D0646](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0646), Nov 28, 1968: Mooney M-20 (N852B), Carthage, IL, 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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