# NTSB CHI66F0500: Mooney M-20E, N59240, Indianapolis, IN, December 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1965
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174265
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0500
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0500

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3708  65/12/25   INDIANAPOLIS IND    MOONEY M-20E        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 125
        TIME - 1330                    N59240              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPEEDWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON SOD AREA OFF RUNWAYS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59240 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Speedway

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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