# NTSB CHI75AC020: Mooney M20F, N6438Q, Manistique, MI, August 22, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Manistique, MI · MANISTIQUE, MI
- Location: 45.9597° N, 86.2510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistique, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9597&lon=-86.2510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC020

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4195  74/8/22  NR.MANISTIQUE,MICH    MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 566
        TIME - 1622                    N6438Q              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ST IGNACE,MICH              HOUGHTON,MICH                MARQUETTE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- HVY RAIN.TSTM RPTD IN AREA.GND IMPACT AT AN EST 76 DEGREE ANGLE,L WING LOW.RCVRY DATE 8/24/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6438Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6438Q-1975-09-26), registration cancelled 1975-09-26, S/N 670517 (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: 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 19740822043799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822043799A), Aug 22, 1974: Mooney M20F, Manistique, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hvy rain. Tstm rptd in area. Gnd impact at an EST 76 degree angle,l wing low. Rcvry date 8/24/74.

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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