# NTSB MIA68A0061: Mooney M20C, N1356W, Eastaboga, AL, January 3, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1968
- Place: Eastaboga, AL · EASTABOGA, AL
- Location: 33.6059° N, 86.0214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eastaboga, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6059&lon=-86.0214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1042   68/1/3    EASTABOGA,ALA       MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 806
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1356W              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 668 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLADEGA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3/4 MILE OR LESS                                         DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       53
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          110                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- EST TIME OF ACCIDENT 1830-2000.NON-INST RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1356W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1356W-1968-02-28), registration cancelled 1968-02-28, S/N 2637 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Talladega

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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