# NTSB MKC65D0086: Mooney 21, N7143U, Hopkins, MN, February 18, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1965
- Place: Hopkins, MN · HOPKINS, MN
- Location: 44.9251° N, 93.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopkins, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9251&lon=-93.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC65D0086
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65D0086

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0682  65/2/18    HOPKINS MINN        MOONEY 21           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 114
        TIME - 1045                    N7143U              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7143U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7143U-1965-09-24), registration cancelled 1965-09-24, S/N 382 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying Cloud

## Other investigations on N7143U (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 CHI65A0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65A0082), Mar 21, 1965: Mooney M20E (N7143U), Orfordville, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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