# NTSB DEN75FTC05: Mooney M20C, N6874U, Sheridan, WY, August 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1974
- Place: Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Location: 44.7962° N, 106.9642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheridan, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7962&lon=-106.9642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75FTC05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2455   74/8/5  NR.SHERIDAN,WYO       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 178
        TIME - 1230                    N6874U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          DES MOINES,IOWA            SHERIDAN,WYO                  WINNER,S DAK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- LOW FUEL,FLEW PAST POSS ALT ARPT.COLLIDED WITH SAGE BRUSH AND BANK ADJ TO DIRT ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6874U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874U-1989-09-19), registration cancelled 1989-09-19, S/N 2578 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740805025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740805025279A), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C, Sheridan, WY, Substantial damage. Low fuel,flew past poss alt arpt. Collided with sage brush and bank adj to dirt road.

## Other investigations on N6874U (2)

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 DEN87LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA242), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW67A0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0092), Mar 12, 1967: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Mangum, OK, 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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