# NTSB FTW67A0092: Mooney M20C, N6874U, Mangum, OK, March 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1967
- Place: Mangum, OK · MANGUM, OK
- Location: 34.8786° N, 99.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mangum, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8786&lon=-99.5039&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118366
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67A0092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0557  67/3/12    MANGUM,OKLA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 244
        TIME - 1825                    N6874U              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SHUT ENGINE DOWN,LANDED ACFT SAFELY. ONE BLADE SEPARATED FROM PROPELLER HUB IN FLITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6874U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874U-1989-09-19), registration cancelled 1989-09-19, S/N 2578 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6874U (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 DEN87LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA242), Sep 20, 1987: Mooney M20K (N6874U), Aspen, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTC05), Aug 5, 1974: Mooney M20C (N6874U), Sheridan, WY, 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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