# NTSB FTW66F0642: Mooney M20E, N1240X, Commerce, TX, January 11, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1966
- Place: Commerce, TX · COMMERCE, TX
- Location: 33.2410° N, 95.8989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Commerce, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2410&lon=-95.8989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174010
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0642
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0642

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1243  66/1/11    COMMERCE TEX        MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1737
        TIME - 1235                    N1240X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 358 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMMERCE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PROPELLER STRAIGHTENED AND OVERHAULED 327 HRS PRIOR TO FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1240X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1240X), registered now, S/N 113, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Commerce

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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