# Accident 19970406004989A: Mooney M20F, Marietta, OK, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9309° N, 97.1210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9309&lon=-97.1210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6492Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6492Q-2016-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20F (registry code 5870214, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1B6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406004989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREMATURE TAKEOFF IN GUSTY WIND DUE A VEHICLE ON ROAD CROSSING RUNWAY. DRIFTED LANDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. (-23) ON APRIL 6, 1997, AT 1600 CST, A MONEY M20F, N6492Q, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING THE TAKEOFF NEAR MARIETTA, OK. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 FTW97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA153), Apr 6, 1997: Mooney M20F (N6492Q), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate short field takeoff. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in short field takeoffs from a grass/turf runway.

## Other reports on N6492Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810607036219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607036219A), Jun 7, 1981: Mooney M20F (N6492Q), Ft Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Landed wheels-up. Failed to complete check list. Gear horn inoperative.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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