# NTSB FTW70F0159: Mooney M20B, N74575, Quitman, AR, August 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1969
- Place: Quitman, AR · QUITMAN, AR
- Location: 35.3817° N, 92.2151° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3817&lon=-92.2151&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0159

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3545  69/8/16    QUITMAN,ARK         MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1500
        TIME - 1845                    N74575              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEBER SPRINGS,ARK           TERRELL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- PLT MADE APCH TO PASTURE,OVERSHOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74575](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74575-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 1886 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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