# NTSB DEN73DTE11: Mooney M20, N6091X, La Junta, CO, July 24, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1972
- Place: La Junta, CO · LA JUNTA, CO
- Location: 37.9794° N, 103.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Junta, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-103.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73DTE11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73DTE11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2634  72/7/24    LA JUNTA,COLO       MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N6091X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LA JUNTA AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLOVIS,N MEX                ALAMOSA,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     160
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           14                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STUD PLT ON X-C ATMTD 1ST IN-TYPE NITE LNDG.PLT DISTRACTED,BLVD ARPT TO BE ANOTHER AT 1500FT HIER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6091X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6091X-1974-04-23), registration cancelled 1974-04-23, S/N 1689 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: La Junta Airport

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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