# NTSB DEN67D0273: Mooney M20F, N3523X, Las Animas, CO, April 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1967
- Place: Las Animas, CO · LAS ANIMAS, CO
- Location: 38.0697° N, 103.2232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Animas, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0697&lon=-103.2232&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178421
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0273

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1265  67/4/20    LAS ANIMAS,COLO     MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1000
        TIME - 1645                    N3523X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS ANIMAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3523X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3523X-1989-08-24), registration cancelled 1989-08-24, S/N 670060 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Animas

## Other investigations on N3523X (2)

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 SEA87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA096), May 17, 1987: Mooney M20F (N3523X), Wagontire, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC68D0540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0540), Apr 13, 1968: Mooney M20F (N3523X), Russell, KS, 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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