# NTSB FTW66F0374: Mooney M20E, N5994Q, Palestine, TX, October 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1965
- Place: Palestine, TX · PALESTINE, TX
- Location: 31.7545° N, 95.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palestine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7545&lon=-95.6470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175258
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0374
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0374

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3138  65/10/22   PALESTINE TEX       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 104
        TIME - 1255                    N5994Q              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5994Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5994Q-1983-08-29), registration cancelled 1983-08-29, S/N 856 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5994Q (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA81FYK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYK06), Mar 1, 1981: Mooney M20C (N5994Q), Roseburg, OR, destroyed

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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