# NTSB FTW69A0065: Mooney M20D, N7122U, Ft Stockton, TX, March 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1969
- Place: Ft Stockton, TX · FT STOCKTON, TX
- Location: 30.8926° N, 102.8842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Stockton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8926&lon=-102.8842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191353
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69A0065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69A0065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0140  69/3/22    FT STOCKTON,TEX     MOONEY M20D         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 550
        TIME - 0100                    N7122U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     145
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           20                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-3/25/69.PLT HAD PERFORMED IN RODEO THEN FLEW SEVERAL HRS ON NITE FLT.STRUCK HILL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7122U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7122U-1971-07-14), registration cancelled 1971-07-14, S/N 252, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N7122U (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 OAK66D0122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66D0122), Sep 15, 1965: Mooney M20D (N7122U), Auburn, CA, 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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