# NTSB CHI72FEP31: Mooney M20C, N6449U, Franksville, WI, January 23, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1972
- Place: Franksville, WI · FRANKSVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7600° N, 87.9134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franksville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7600&lon=-87.9134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165151
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEP31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEP31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0370  72/1/23    FRANKSVILLE,WIS     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 925
        TIME - 1042                    N6449U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 703 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HORLICK-RACINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILWAUKEE,WIS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRIOR ENTRNG PCPN CARB HT,PITOT HT APPLIED,DSNDD FM 3500 TO 2500FT AT 1500RPM,ENG QUIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6449U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6449U-2007-10-24), registration cancelled 2007-10-24, S/N 2196, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Horlick-Racine

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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