# NTSB DEN67F0141: Mooney M20B, N74546, Bellview, NM, February 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 6, 1966
- Place: Bellview, NM · BELLVIEW, NM
- Location: 34.8212° N, 103.1077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bellview, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8212&lon=-103.1077&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4432   66/2/6    BELLVIEW,N MEX      MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 430
        TIME - 0710                    N74546              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE BROKE 15 INCHES FROM TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74546](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74546-1989-03-09), registration cancelled 1989-03-09, S/N 1912 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N74546 (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 FTW73FRA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA11), Oct 13, 1972: Mooney M20B (N74546), Brazoria, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2718](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2718), Jul 8, 1964: Mooney MK20B (N74546), Las Cruces, NM, 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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