# NTSB FTW66D0240: Mooney M21, N78917, Abilene, TX, August 2, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1965
- Place: Abilene, TX · ABILENE, TX
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2338   65/8/2    ABILENE TEX         MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 850
        TIME - 0758                    N78917              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABILENE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N78917 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Abilene

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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