# NTSB MIA73DKG67: Mooney M21, N5548Q, Quitman, GA, April 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1973
- Place: Quitman, GA · QUITMAN, GA
- Location: 30.7845° N, 83.5605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quitman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7845&lon=-83.5605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170547
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKG67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1058   73/4/3    QUITMAN,GA          MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 894
        TIME - 1030                    N5548Q              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 576 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - QUITMAN-BROOKS CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TUSCALOOSA,ALA              GAINESVILLE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      2000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                      RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      60
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           50                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- WIND VARIABLE GUSTING 60K.IN AN EFFORT NOT TO OVERSHOOT OR GO AROUND ELECTED TO GND LOOP HIT FENCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5548Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Quitman-Brooks Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730403009609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730403009609A), Apr 3, 1973: Mooney M20E, Quitman, GA, Substantial damage. Wind variable gusting 60K.in an effort not to overshoot or go around elected to gnd loop hit fence

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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