# NTSB FTW68D0372: Mooney M20E, N79819, Tahoka, TX, November 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 12, 1967
- Place: Tahoka, TX · TAHOKA, TX
- Location: 33.1634° N, 101.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahoka, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1634&lon=-101.7948&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0372
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0372

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4245  67/11/12   TAHOKA,TEX          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 192
        TIME - 1645                    N79819              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NOSED UP IN MAIZE FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N79819](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79819), registered now, S/N 483 (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

## Other investigations on N79819 (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 FTW68D0169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0169), Aug 18, 1967: Mooney M20E (N79819), Amarillo, TX, 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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