# NTSB DEN74DTE13: Mooney M20F, N3989N, Meeker, CO, August 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 11, 1973
- Place: Meeker, CO · MEEKER, CO
- Location: 40.0500° N, 107.8946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeker, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0500&lon=-107.8946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189139
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74DTE13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2581  73/8/11    MEEKER,COLO         MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 137
        TIME - 1300                    N3989N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEEKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LARAMIE,WYO                 MEEKER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 17K. HIT CONCRETE CULVERT. DMGD LDG GR,PROP AND BOTTOM OF ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3989N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3989N), registered now, S/N 680154, built 1968 (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: Meeker

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730811026529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730811026529A), Aug 11, 1973: Mooney M20F, Meeker, CO, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 17K. Hit concrete culvert. Dmgd ldg gr,prop and bottom of acft.

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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