# NTSB MKC65A0055: Mooney M-20E, N6936U, Colby, KS, March 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1965
- Place: Colby, KS · COLBY, KS
- Location: 39.3833° N, 101.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colby, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3833&lon=-101.0460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0341  65/3/22  NR.COLBY KANS         MOONEY M-20E        CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 220
        TIME - 2158                    N6936U              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          BLOWING SNOW                                              15
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           20                                                       22
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR FLIGHT FOLLOWING SERVICE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-03/23/65.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.05% IS IN THE SOBRIETY RANGE AND CAUSAL EFFECT IS UNKWN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6936U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6936U-1965-08-14), registration cancelled 1965-08-14, S/N 306 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (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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