# NTSB FTW68F0364: Cessna 175, N9431B, Mooreland, OK, November 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1967
- Place: Mooreland, OK · MOORELAND, OK
- Location: 36.4377° N, 99.2048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooreland, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4377&lon=-99.2048&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112809
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0364
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0364

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4071  67/11/20   MOORELAND,OKLA      CESSNA 175          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 130
        TIME - 0800                    N9431B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK BADGER HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9431B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9431B-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N 55231, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9431B (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 CEN10LA586](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA586), Sep 29, 2010: Cessna 175 (N9431B), Deming, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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