# NTSB MKC66F0297: Mooney M20B, N74747, Mission, SD, October 15, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1965
- Place: Mission, SD · MISSION, SD
- Location: 43.3063° N, 100.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mission, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3063&lon=-100.6609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175381
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0297
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0297

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3579  65/10/15   MISSION S DAK       MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1000
        TIME - 1500                    N74747              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY SIDE MARKER IN CROSSWIND OF 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74747](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74747), registered now, S/N 1747, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (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
- Airport: Mission

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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