# NTSB CHI68F0221: Mooney M20F, N2982L, Sycamore, IL, August 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1967
- Place: Sycamore, IL · SYCAMORE, IL
- Location: 41.9967° N, 88.6772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sycamore, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9967&lon=-88.6772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115143
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0221
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0221

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2705  67/8/12    SYCAMORE, ILL       MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 3800
        TIME - 1415                    N2982L              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SYCAMORE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2982L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2982L), registered now, S/N 670341, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sycamore

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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