# NTSB DIA68D0222: Mooney M21, N9256M, Culpepper, VA, April 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1968
- Place: Culpepper, VA · CULPEPPER, VA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA68D0222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0222

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1099  68/4/28    CULPEPPER,VA        MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 850
        TIME - 1210                    N9256M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CULPEPPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9256M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9256M), registered now, S/N 3453, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Culpepper

## Other investigations on N9256M (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 MIA73DKG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG74), Apr 29, 1973: Mooney M20C (N9256M), Villa Rica, GA, 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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