# NTSB IAD7KFHD49: Mooney M20, N5254B, Garrison Lake, DE, June 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1975
- Place: Garrison Lake, DE · GARRISON LAKE, DE
- Location: 39.2590° N, 75.5894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Village of Garrison Lake, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2590&lon=-75.5894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149198
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD7KFHD49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD7KFHD49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2237   75/6/1    GARRISON LAKE,DE    MOONEY M20          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 14000
        TIME - 1230                    N5254B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EWING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WYOMING,DE                  RETURN                       GARRISON LAKE,DE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- 3FT HI GRASS AND WEEDS CVRD RWY.PLT ATMTD TO BECOME AIRBORNE.NO MARKS TO INDICATE RWY CLOSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5254B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5254B-1975-08-07), registration cancelled 1975-08-07, S/N 1117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ewing

## 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 19750601020199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750601020199A), Jun 1, 1975: Mooney M20, Garrison Lake, DE, Substantial damage. 3FT hi grass and weeds cvrd rwy. Plt atmtd to become airborne. No marks to indicate rwy closed.

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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