# NTSB CHI71DBA25: Mooney M20C, N7867V, Shelbyville, IN, January 16, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1971
- Place: Shelbyville, IN · SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 26, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0459  71/1/16    SHELBYVILLE,IND     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 862
        TIME - 1615                    N7867V              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAYTON,OHIO                 MARSHALL,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD FLYING IN LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7867V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7867V-1974-08-20), registration cancelled 1974-08-20, S/N 2830 (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

## Other investigations on N7867V (2)

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 NYC74DHD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHD25), Jan 1, 1974: Mooney M20C (N7867V), Honeybrook, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG75), Feb 24, 1972: Mooney M20E (N7867V), Augusta, GA, minor 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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