# NTSB FTW68A0078: Mooney M20, N5225B, Page, OK, January 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 26, 1968
- Place: Page, OK · PAGE, OK
- Location: 34.7107° N, 94.5497° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Page, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7107&lon=-94.5497&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0078

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2850  68/1/26    PAGE,OKLA           MOONEY M20          CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N5225B              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR 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 - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           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 - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               0
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          ZERO                                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NON INST RATED PLT FLEW INTO IFR CONDITIONS. ACFT STRUCK MOUNTAIN SLOPE. RECOVERY DATE 3/6/68.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5225B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5225B-1968-06-17), registration cancelled 1968-06-17, S/N 1088, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (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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