# NTSB FTW66F0335: Mooney M20A, N8369E, Tulsa, OK, October 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1965
- Place: Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0335
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0335

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2943   65/10/1   TULSA OKLA          MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1660
        TIME - 0745                    N8369E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-PULLED PROPELLER THROUGH WITH IGNITION ON
        REMARKS- PRE-ENGINE START OPERATION, AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8369E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8369E-2018-05-21), registration cancelled 2018-05-21, S/N 1547, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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
- Airport: Riverside

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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