# NTSB FTW71FPG63: Mooney M20C, N6721U, Heber Springs, AR, June 13, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1971
- Place: Heber Springs, AR · HEBER SPRINGS, AR
- Location: 35.4996° N, 92.0293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4996&lon=-92.0293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162005
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2030  71/6/13    HEBER SPRINGS,ARK   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 180
        TIME - 1000                    N6721U              PX-  0  2  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TANNENBAUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TENN                HEBER SPRINGS,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6721U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6721U-1972-11-02), registration cancelled 1972-11-02, S/N 2453 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tannenbaum

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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