# NTSB CHI75FEV40: Mooney M20C, N6540U, Lewiston, IL, June 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1975
- Place: Lewiston, IL · LEWISTON, IL
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEV40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1950  75/6/30    LEWISTON,IL         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2952
        TIME - 1930                    N6540U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2540 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDDY PALANZA RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,IL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED OFF END OF RWY INTO BRUSHY GULLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6540U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540U-1975-09-02), registration cancelled 1975-09-02, S/N 2323 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eddy Palanza Rla

## Other investigations on N6540U (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 MKC67F0476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0476), Feb 19, 1967: Mooney M20C (N6540U), Fulton, MO, substantial damage

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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