# NTSB DEN67F0285: Mooney M20D, N6627U, Aguna, NM, May 14, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 14, 1967
- Place: Aguna, NM · AGUNA, NM
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67F0285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0285

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1629  67/5/14    AGUNA,N MEX         MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1500
        TIME - 1500                    N6627U              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CANONCITO STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      68
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          215                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT INITIATED T/O TOWARD RISING TERRAIN THAT EXCEEDED PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6627U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6627U-1967-12-12), registration cancelled 1967-12-12, S/N 122 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Canoncito Strip

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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