# NTSB FTW72FRA04: Mooney M20C, N5555Q, Baytown, TX, August 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1971
- Place: Baytown, TX · BAYTOWN, TX
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FRA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1936  71/8/29    BAYTOWN,TEX         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 420
        TIME - 1450                    N5555Q              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 134 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMPHREY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAYTOWN,TEX                 TOMBALL,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- VERT FIN REAR SPAR BKN ABV ATTACH POINTS.NO FRONT SPAR ATTACH BOLTS LOCATED-PAINT IN BOLT HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5555Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5555Q-1975-11-26), registration cancelled 1975-11-26, S/N 2966 (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: Humphrey

## Other investigations on N5555Q (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 MIA66F0595](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0595), Jun 3, 1966: Mooney MK20C (N5555Q), Pascagoula, MS, 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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