# NTSB FTW71AF026: Mooney M20E, N6983U, Teague, TX, November 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 25, 1970
- Place: Teague, TX · TEAGUE, TX
- Location: 31.6295° N, 96.2808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Teague, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6295&lon=-96.2808&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159304
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71AF026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71AF026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2479  70/11/25   TEAGUE,TEX          MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 500
        TIME - 2235                    N6983U              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEAGUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LA PORTE,TEX                DALLAS,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT DESCEND RAPIDLY,WGS LEVEL. INVEST SHOWED ENG HAD CONSIDERABLE PWR AT IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6983U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6983U-1971-02-18), registration cancelled 1971-02-18, S/N 343 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Teague

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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