# NTSB CHI65F0092: Mooney M20-D, N6637U, Roselle, IL, March 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1965
- Place: Roselle, IL · ROSELLE, IL
- Location: 41.9802° N, 88.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roselle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9802&lon=-88.0859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0581  65/3/16    ROSELLE ILL         MOONEY M20-D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 600
        TIME - 1635                    N6637U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSELLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6637U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637U-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 132, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20-D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roselle

## Other investigations on N6637U (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 UNK64X2643](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2643), Jul 4, 1964: Mooney MK20D (N6637U), Monroe Center, WI, 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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