# NTSB IAD78DKW12: Mooney M20E, N5962Q, Coryton, TN, September 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1978
- Place: Coryton, TN · CORYTON, TN
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DKW12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKW12

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2606   78/9/9    CORYTON,TN          MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1900
        TIME - 1800                    N5962Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ED WILSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORYTON,TN                  KNOXVILLE,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- WINGTIP STRUCK KNOLL BESIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5962Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5962Q), registered now, S/N 842, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ed Wilson

## 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 19780909029409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780909029409A), Sep 9, 1978: Mooney M20D, Coryton, TN, Substantial damage. Wingtip struck knoll beside rwy.

## Other investigations on N5962Q (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 NYC76FHA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA03-201319), Oct 29, 1976: Mooney M20E (N5962Q), Manville, NJ, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.