# NTSB LAX70D0149: Mooney M-20C, N9153V, Fort Grant, AZ, September 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1969
- Place: Fort Grant, AZ · FORT GRANT, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX70D0149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2659  69/9/23    FORT GRANT,ARIZ     MOONEY M-20C        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N9153V              PX-  0  0  3  OTHER                     AGE 25, 672 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            56 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT GRANT,ARIZ            UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- T/O ON ROAD ADJ TO STRIP,SWERVED ACFT TO AVOID POLE GUY WIRE.ACFT UTILIZED FOR CATTLE SEARCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9153V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9153V), registered now, S/N 690027, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20C
- 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: Eureka Ranch

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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