# NTSB FTW69A0032: Mooney M20, N873B, Wayne, OK, November 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1968
- Place: Wayne, OK · WAYNE, OK
- Location: 34.9169° N, 97.3165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wayne, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9169&lon=-97.3165&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107710
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4459  68/11/13   WAYNE,OKLA          MOONEY M20          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1000
        TIME - 0800                    N873B               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- VERTICAL STABILIZER MAIN SPAR FAILED DUE TO EXTENSIVE DECAY. ACFT ANNUAL INSP IMPROPER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N873B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873B-1971-02-19), registration cancelled 1971-02-19, S/N 1035 (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

## Other investigations on N873B (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 FTW67F0134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0134), Aug 20, 1966: Mooney M20 (N873B), Austin, 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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