# NTSB FTW66F0429: Mooney M20C, N78870, Fort Worth, TX, December 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1965
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174631
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0429
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0429

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3397   65/12/7   FORT WORTH TEX      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 250
        TIME - 1215                    N78870              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEACHAM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING
        REMARKS- PARK AIRCRAFT LOCKHEED L-18 N77T SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78870](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78870-2022-01-08), registration cancelled 2022-01-08, S/N 2885, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Meacham

## Other investigations on N78870 (2)

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 ERA19TA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA042), Nov 10, 2018: Mooney M20C (N78870), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during the initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to initiate…
- [NTSB FTW66F0344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0344), Oct 20, 1965: Mooney M20C (N78870), Dallas, TX, 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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