# NTSB FTW67F0596: Mooney M20E, N5664Q, Avinger, TX, May 17, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1967
- Place: Avinger, TX · AVINGER, TX
- Location: 32.8974° N, 94.5541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avinger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8974&lon=-94.5541&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116990
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0596

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1566  67/5/17    AVINGER,TEX         MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 125
        TIME - 1040                    N5664Q              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKENZIE FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5664Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5664Q-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 688, built 1965 (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: Mckenzie Field

## Other investigations on N5664Q (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 CHI70F0215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0215), Sep 11, 1969: Mooney M20E (N5664Q), Grand Rapids, MI, 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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