# NTSB CHI69F0311: Mooney M20A, N1093C, Inkster, MI, October 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1968
- Place: Inkster, MI · INKSTER, MI
- Location: 42.2939° N, 83.3203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Inkster, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2939&lon=-83.3203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107953
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3710  68/10/12   INKSTER,MICH        MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 156
        TIME - 1430                    N1093C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 43 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METROPOLITAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- PLT TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY TO GO AROUND ACFT. HIT HOLE, HIT N6185P, SUBS DAMAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1093C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1093C-2000-07-26), registration cancelled 2000-07-26, S/N 1364 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Metropolitan

## Other investigations on N1093C (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 CHI85LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA011), Oct 5, 1984: Mooney M20A (N1093C), Tecumseh, MI, 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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