# NTSB FTW70I0256: Mooney M-20F, N2987L, Checotah, OK, September 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 26, 1969
- Place: Checotah, OK · CHECOTAH, OK
- Location: 35.4824° N, 95.5228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Checotah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4824&lon=-95.5228&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147987
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70I0256
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70I0256

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0045  69/9/26    CHECOTAH,OKLA       MOONEY M-20F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 216
        TIME - 0800                    N2987L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  MAGNOLIA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2987L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2987L-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 670346, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Koch

## Other investigations on N2987L (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 SEA06CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA129), Jun 25, 2006: Mooney M-20F (N2987L), Summit, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during a climb. Encounter with a severe downdraft, and mountainous terrain were factors.

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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