# NTSB CHI69F0506: Mooney M20C, N6721N, Effingham, IL, January 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 2, 1969
- Place: Effingham, IL · EFFINGHAM, IL
- Location: 39.1207° N, 88.5509° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Effingham, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1207&lon=-88.5509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191535
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0506

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0089   69/1/2    EFFINGHAM,ILL       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6721N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EFFINGHAM MEM.
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6721N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721N-2021-04-03), registration cancelled 2021-04-03, S/N 680050, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Effingham Mem.

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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