# NTSB FTW68F0520: Mooney M20F, N6361Q, Many, LA, April 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1968
- Place: Many, LA · MANY, LA
- Location: 31.5661° N, 93.4772° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Many, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5661&lon=-93.4772&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 2, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68F0520
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0520

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0656  68/4/16    MANY,LA             MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1150
        TIME - 1145                    N6361Q              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HODGES GARDENS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- LNDG ATTEMPT ON STRIP MARGINAL FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS.NEAR GROSS WT,60 FT TREES NEAR THRESHOLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6361Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6361Q-2018-03-28), registration cancelled 2018-03-28, S/N 670444, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (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: Hodges Gardens

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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