# NTSB DEN68A0044: Mooney M20C, N6030Q, Briggsdale, CO, March 11, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1968
- Place: Briggsdale, CO · BRIGGSDALE, CO
- Location: 40.6360° N, 104.3243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Briggsdale, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6360&lon=-104.3243&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN68A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68A0044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1557  68/3/11    BRIGGSDALE,COLO     MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 37,
        TIME - 0753                    N6030Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  1000 TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NO PLT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATION RECORDS FOUND.FLYING TIME ESTIMATED BY ACFT OWNER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6030Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6030Q-1970-06-30), registration cancelled 1970-06-30, S/N 3236 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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