# NTSB CHI69F0662: Mooney M20C, N6836N, Northbrook, IL, April 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1969
- Place: Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Location: 42.1287° N, 87.8352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northbrook, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1287&lon=-87.8352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0662
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0662

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1522  69/4/20    NORTHBROOK,ILL      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 495
        TIME - 1245                    N6836N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- RT WING HIT GROUND WHEN PLT BANKED TO AVOID BRUSH PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6836N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6836N-1970-12-30), registration cancelled 1970-12-30, S/N 680125 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sky Harbor

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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