# NTSB CHI71FDJ01: Mooney M20C, N9384V, Union Grove, WI, July 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 2, 1970
- Place: Union Grove, WI · UNION GROVE, WI
- Location: 42.6864° N, 88.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6864&lon=-88.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FDJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FDJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1146   70/7/2    UNION GROVE,WIS     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 128
        TIME - 1415                    N9384V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION GROVE,WIS             UNION GROVE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BUZZED TRACTOR BEING DRIVEN BY HIS FATHER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9384V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9384V-1971-04-01), registration cancelled 1971-04-01, S/N 700025 (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: Destroyed

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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