# NTSB DIA69D0041: Mooney M20C, N9324M, Culpeper, VA, August 8, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1968
- Place: Culpeper, VA · CULPEPER, VA
- Location: 38.4703° N, 77.9998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Culpeper, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4703&lon=-77.9998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 14, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2672   68/8/8    CULPEPER,VA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200
        TIME - 0700                    N9324M              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 484 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LENN BROS.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WING TIP CAUGHT IN TALL CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9324M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9324M), registered now, S/N 1256 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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: Lenn Bros.

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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