# NTSB DEN67D0005: Mooney 20A, N6594B, Holly, CO, June 19, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1966
- Place: Holly, CO · HOLLY, CO
- Location: 38.0556° N, 102.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0556&lon=-102.1246&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1931  66/6/19    HOLLY COLO          MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 350
        TIME - 0715                    N6594B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT MAIL BOX ON TAKE-OFF FROM HIGHWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6594B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6594B-2006-10-13), registration cancelled 2006-10-13, S/N 1264, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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

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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