# NTSB LAX76DUJ44: Mooney M20C, N6998U, Holbrook, AZ, July 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1975
- Place: Holbrook, AZ · HOLBROOK, AZ
- Location: 34.9046° N, 110.1672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holbrook, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9046&lon=-110.1672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ44
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ44

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3646  75/7/15  NR.HOLBROOK,AZ        MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 499
        TIME - 1800                    N6998U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 289 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUCUMCARI,NM                PRESCOTT,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     270
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- ACFT DMGD TAXYING ON HWY AFTR PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TSTM ACTIVITY. HIT BRIDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6998U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998U-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 2719, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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

## Other investigations on N6998U (4)

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 MIA00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA151), May 11, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Bryson City, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known fixed object (wooden pallet.)
- [NTSB LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30), Jan 31, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0053), Jul 30, 1965: Mooney M21 (N6998U), Modesto, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1030), Dec 16, 1964: Mooney M20C (N6998U), San Jose, CA, 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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