# NTSB DEN71FXD40: Mooney M20F, N9698M, Aurora, CO, December 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 5, 1970
- Place: Aurora, CO · AURORA, CO
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN71FXD40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71FXD40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4355   70/12/5   AURORA,COLO         MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2010                    N9698M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  38, 7866 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUCKLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEARNEY NEB                 DENVER COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- HIT POWER CABLES LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT.TEA CUP OF WATER DRAINED FROM L FUEL TANK SUMP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9698M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9698M), registered now, S/N 670245, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Buckley

## Other investigations on N9698M (1)

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 DEN77DTE56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE56), Jun 12, 1977: Mooney M20F (N9698M), Fredrick, CO, 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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