# NTSB FTW79DQG01: Mooney M20D, N6658U, Borger, TX, October 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Borger, TX · BORGER, TX
- Location: 35.6594° N, 101.4024° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Borger, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6594&lon=-101.4024&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DQG01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3292   78/10/1   BORGER,TX           MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N6658U              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  AGE 30, 494 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            12 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUTCHINSON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BORGER,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- TIP OF PROP MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6658U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6658U-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 153, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hutchinson County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781001035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001035729A), Oct 1, 1978: Mooney M20D, Borger, TX, Substantial damage. Tip of prop missing.

## Other investigations on N6658U (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 MIA68F0271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0271), Nov 26, 1967: Mooney M20D (N6658U), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

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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