# NTSB FTW70AF072: Mooney M20C, N5565Q, Dime Box, TX, May 11, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1970
- Place: Dime Box, TX · DIME BOX, TX
- Location: 30.3550° N, 96.8231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dime Box, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3550&lon=-96.8231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70AF072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70AF072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0342  70/5/11    DIME BOX,TEX        MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 160
        TIME - 2130                    N5565Q              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHREVEPORT,LA               SAN ANTONIO,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      4500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD SPINNING OUT OF CLDS WITH ALL LGTS AND A RED ROTATING LGT.AIM MED FACTS,FLICKER VERTIGO
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5565Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5565Q-1972-04-20), registration cancelled 1972-04-20, S/N 2971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N5565Q (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 MIA66F0362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0362), Dec 26, 1965: Mooney M20C (N5565Q), Jackson, TN, 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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