# NTSB MIA66A0072: Mooney M-18C, N4190, Newbern, AL, December 25, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1965
- Place: Newbern, AL · NEWBERN, AL
- Location: 32.5917° N, 87.5356° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newbern, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5917&lon=-87.5356&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66A0072
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0072

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1034  65/12/25   NEWBERN ALA         MOONEY M-18C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 840
        TIME - 1430                    N4190               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
          WINGS-SPAR BOND AND WOOD DETERIORATED TO LOW YIELD
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL)
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- WING SPAR GLUE BOND SEPARATD WOOD WATER ROTTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4190](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4190-1966-02-10), registration cancelled 1966-02-10, S/N 355, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18C
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18c) (registry code 5870102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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.

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