# NTSB DEN69D0224: Mooney M20E, N6977U, Woodrow, CO, April 24, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1969
- Place: Woodrow, CO · WOODROW, CO
- Location: 39.9883° N, 103.5916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodrow, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9883&lon=-103.5916&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69D0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69D0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0980  69/4/24    WOODROW,COLO        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1450
        TIME - 0930                    N6977U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KJELLERUP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- LANDED ON GRAVEL ROAD,HIT STEEL POST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6977U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6977U), registered now, S/N 337, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kjellerup

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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