# NTSB FTW67A0034: Mooney M20E, N9284M, Sterling City, TX, September 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1966
- Place: Sterling City, TX · STERLING CITY, TX
- Location: 31.8392° N, 100.9859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8392&lon=-100.9859&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121485
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0034
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0034

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0796  66/9/17    STERLING CITY TEX   MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 188
        TIME - 1025                    N9284M              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      BELOW MINIMUMS
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 9-20-66.CRASH SITE ON MESA THAT WAS APPRX 800 FT HIGHER THAN SURROUNDING TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9284M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9284M-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 1219 (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: 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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