# NTSB CHI72DEM31: Mooney M20F, N6765V, Brevort, MI, September 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1971
- Place: Brevort, MI · BREVORT, MI
- Location: 46.0189° N, 85.0417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brevort, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0189&lon=-85.0417&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4303  71/9/17    BREVORT,MICH        MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 296
        TIME - 1100                    N6765V              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BREVORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STURGEON BAY,WISC           ST IGNACE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- GND LOOPED TO AVOID TREES OFF END OF RWY,GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6765V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6765V-1983-04-19), registration cancelled 1983-04-19, S/N 700058 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brevort

## Other investigations on N6765V (1)

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 CHI80FEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM28), Jun 18, 1980: Mooney M20F (N6765V), South Haven, MI, 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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