# NTSB FTW65A0108: Mooney M20, N1976Y, Jonesboro, AR, May 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 1, 1965
- Place: Jonesboro, AR · JONESBORO, AR
- Location: 35.8423° N, 90.7043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8423&lon=-90.7043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW65A0108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65A0108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0175   65/5/1    JONESBORO ARK       MOONEY M20          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 117
        TIME - 2115                    N1976Y              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONESBORO MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1976Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1976Y-1971-02-01), registration cancelled 1971-02-01, S/N 241 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jonesboro Mun

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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