# NTSB MIA74DLD37: Mooney M20C, N6732N, Rockledge, FL, October 5, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1973
- Place: Rockledge, FL · ROCKLEDGE, FL
- Location: 28.3215° N, 80.7379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockledge, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3215&lon=-80.7379&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187717
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DLD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4159   73/10/5   ROCKLEDGE,FLA       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 221
        TIME - 1720                    N6732N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREEN AIR PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MELBOURNE,FLA               ROCKLEDGE,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- HIT DITCH ON S BOUNDARY OF ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6732N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Green Air Park

## 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 19731005042939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731005042939A), Oct 5, 1973: Mooney M20C, Rockledge, FL, Substantial damage. Hit ditch on s boundary of arpt.

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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