# NTSB FTW69F0294: Mooney M20A, N6062X, Fort Worth, TX, November 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1968
- Place: Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107412
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0294
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0294

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3852  68/11/16   FORT WORTH,TEX      MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 237
        TIME - 2330                    N6062X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CRASHED 200 FT SHORT OF RWNY.FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6062X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6062X-1972-08-14), registration cancelled 1972-08-14, S/N 1687 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Luck Field

## Other investigations on N6062X (2)

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 MIA72AM103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM103), Mar 29, 1972: Mooney M20A (N6062X), Memphis, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X1415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1415), Feb 12, 1965: Mooney 20A (N6062X), Eastman, GA, 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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