# NTSB FTW66F0096: Mooney M20D, N1963Y, West Fordyce, AR, June 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1965
- Place: West Fordyce, AR · WEST FORDYCE, AR
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177487
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1599   65/6/9    WEST FORDYCE ARK    MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 325
        TIME - 1230                    N1963Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 314 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1963Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1963Y), registered now, S/N 228, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (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

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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