# NTSB IAD75DLQ14: Mooney M20, N9653M, Pine Knot, KY, February 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1975
- Place: Pine Knot, KY · PINE KNOT, KY
- Location: 36.6656° N, 84.4397° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pine Knot, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-84.4397&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLQ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLQ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0699   75/2/8    PINE KNOT,KY        MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 172
        TIME - 0900                    N9653M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE KNOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONDON,KY                   LAFOLLETTE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ARPT UNDER CONSTRUCTION.LNDD NR END OF RWY,ROLLED ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9653M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9653M-2024-09-21), registration cancelled 2024-09-21, S/N 670110, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Pine Knot

## 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 19750208006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750208006429A), Feb 8, 1975: Mooney M20C, Pine Knot, KY, Substantial damage. Arpt under construction. Lndd nr end of rwy,rolled onto rough terrain.

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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