# NTSB DEN71AD005: Mooney M20E, N6937U, Cody, WY, August 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1970
- Place: Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Location: 44.5207° N, 109.0547° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cody, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5207&lon=-109.0547&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71AD005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71AD005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1402  70/8/17    CODY,WYO            MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 400
        TIME - 2015                    N6937U              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREYBULL,WYO                CODY,WYO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT HAD MONOCULAR VISION.HIT 25 FT LTD POLE 2100 FT SHORT OF THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6937U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6937U-2008-12-12), registration cancelled 2008-12-12, S/N 307, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Cody

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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