# NTSB MKC66F0112: Mooney M20C, N64561, Cainsville, MO, July 10, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1965
- Place: Cainsville, MO · CAINSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.4398° N, 93.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cainsville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4398&lon=-93.7747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0112
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0112

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1816  65/7/10    CAINSVILLE MO       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 500
        TIME - 1500                    N64561              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPTED FROM DIRT ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N64561 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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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