# NTSB FTW69A0019: Mooney M20E, N2570W, Hugo, OK, September 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1968
- Place: Hugo, OK · HUGO, OK
- Location: 34.0116° N, 95.5122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hugo, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0116&lon=-95.5122&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3105  68/9/27    HUGO,OKLA           MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 860
        TIME - 0125                    N2570W              PX-  1  1  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- POWER BOOST ON,MIXTURE CONTROL IN LEAN POSITION.FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALT,TURNING BACK TO ARPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2570W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2570W-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 931 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Nash

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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