# NTSB CHI68A0056: Mooney M20F, N2779W, Knox, IN, December 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1967
- Place: Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Location: 41.2910° N, 86.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knox, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2910&lon=-86.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68A0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68A0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1136  67/12/22   KNOX,IND            MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 48,
        TIME - 1245                    N2779W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARK COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .10 PCT INCONCLUSIVE.SAMPLE UNSATISFACTORY FOR VALID TEST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2779W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2779W-1968-02-06), registration cancelled 1968-02-06, S/N 670027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stark County

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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