# NTSB CHI69D0646: Mooney M-20, N852B, Carthage, IL, November 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 28, 1968
- Place: Carthage, IL · CARTHAGE, IL
- Location: 40.4143° N, 91.1281° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4143&lon=-91.1281&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0646
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0646

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4902  68/11/28   CARTHAGE,ILL        MOONEY M-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 5632
        TIME - 1730                    N852B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRCHNER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- WIND 15K GUSTING 20K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N852B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N852B-1971-07-06), registration cancelled 1971-07-06, S/N 1013 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kirchner

## Other investigations on N852B (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 UNK64X0874](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0874), Mar 10, 1964: Mooney M20 (N852B), Laverne, CA, 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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