# NTSB FTW66F0124: Mooney M20E, N6650R, Ponca City, OK, July 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1965
- Place: Ponca City, OK · PONCA CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7210° N, 97.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7210&lon=-97.0684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176766
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0124
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0124

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1800   65/7/3    PONCA CITY OKLA     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 382
        TIME - 2315                    N6650R              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONCA CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- NO 4 CONNECTING ROD FAILED-NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6650R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ponca City

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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