# NTSB CHI65F0015: Mooney M20A, N1098B, Versailles, KY, February 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 3, 1965
- Place: Versailles, KY · VERSAILLES, KY
- Location: 38.0491° N, 84.7250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Versailles, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0491&lon=-84.7250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0089   65/2/3    VERSAILLES KY       MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 170
        TIME - 1135                    N1098B              PX-  0  1  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- EXTENSIVE DISINTERGRATION OF ENG PRECLUDED IDENTIFYING INITIAL FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1098B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1098B-1965-03-15), registration cancelled 1965-03-15, S/N 1324 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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