# NTSB MKC65D0014: Mooney 20D, N6793U, Brookston, MN, January 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 27, 1965
- Place: Brookston, MN · BROOKSTON, MN
- Location: 46.8658° N, 92.6006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookston, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8658&lon=-92.6006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0014
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0014

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0267  65/1/27  NR.BROOKSTON MINN     MOONEY 20D          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 700
        TIME - 0900                    N6793U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 510 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHEELS-UP LANDING INTENTIONAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6793U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793U), registered now, S/N 179, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (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

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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