# NTSB MIA71DLA37: Mooney M20C, N591BB, Starke, FL, March 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1971
- Place: Starke, FL · STARKE, FL
- Location: 29.9475° N, 82.1129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Starke, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9475&lon=-82.1129&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160545
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DLA37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1034  71/3/18    STARKE,FLA          MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 350
        TIME - 1600                    N591BB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMP BLANDING
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,FLA                   GAINESVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- HIGH SPEED TURN-OFF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N591BB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N591BB-2013-10-29), registration cancelled 2013-10-29, S/N 2385, built 1963 (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
- Airport: Camp Blanding

## Other investigations on N591BB (1)

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 LAX08FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA068), Feb 28, 2008: Mooney M20C (N591BB), Riverside, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.

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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