# NTSB CHI72DEE88: Mooney M20F, N9539M, Ringwood, IL, June 29, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1972
- Place: Ringwood, IL · RINGWOOD, IL
- Location: 42.3972° N, 88.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ringwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3972&lon=-88.3036&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166949
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2101  72/6/29    RINGWOOD,ILL        MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1400                    N9539M              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GALT AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROSEVILLE,ILL               RINGWOOD,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- DUMP TRUCK CROSSED RWY DRG LEVEL-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9539M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539M), registered now, S/N 670116, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Galt Airport

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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