# NTSB Accident LAX06LA298
> **Mooney M20C** · 2006-09-20 · Auburn, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX06LA298
- **Event ID:** 20060923X01380
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2006-09-20
- **Location:** Auburn, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.954723, -121.081665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20C
- **Registration:** N5577Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the fatigue failure of the elevator's control rod due to inadequate lubrication.  Contributing factors were the inadequate maintenance and the owner-pilot's failure to comply with an airworthiness directive.

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