# NTSB CHI73AC069: Mooney M20A, N6081X, Henryville, IN, February 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1973
- Place: Henryville, IN · HENRYVILLE, IN
- Location: 38.5386° N, 85.7663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henryville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5386&lon=-85.7663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170049
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC069

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0274   73/2/5    HENRYVILLE,IND      MOONEY M20A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 390
        TIME - 1650                    N6081X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSONVILLE,IND          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- STALLED IN STEEP TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6081X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6081X-1973-06-22), registration cancelled 1973-06-22, S/N 1677 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730205003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730205003699A), Feb 5, 1973: Mooney M20D, Henryville, IN, Destroyed. Stalled in steep turn at low altitude.

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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