# NTSB CHI68A0040: Mooney M20C, N2960L, Athelstane, WI, October 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1967
- Place: Athelstane, WI · ATHELSTANE, WI
- Location: 45.4239° N, 88.0954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athelstane, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4239&lon=-88.0954&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0929  67/10/25   ATHELSTANE,WIS      MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 228
        TIME - 2155                    N2960L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10-26-67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2960L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2960L-1968-02-28), registration cancelled 1968-02-28, S/N 670094, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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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