# NTSB Accident LAX89LA180
> **MOONEY M20C** · 1989-04-13 · HESPERIA, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA180
- **Event ID:** 20001213X28140
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-04-13
- **Location:** HESPERIA, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.360603, -117.320617
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** MOONEY
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N5909Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT, THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE, IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED THE AIRPLANE, AND DURING THE ENSUING FORCED LANDING THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT PLANNING WAS POOR AND THAT HE MISJUDEGED THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE.

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