# NTSB MKC67A0050: Mooney M20B, N74574, Kirksville, MO, February 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1967
- Place: Kirksville, MO · KIRKSVILLE, MO
- Location: 40.1982° N, 92.5746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kirksville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1982&lon=-92.5746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119092
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0062  67/2/24  NR.KIRKSVILLE,MO      MOONEY M20B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 627
        TIME - 1745                    N74574              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-INADVERTENT SPIN FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- IMPROPER SPIN RECOVERY TECHNIQUE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74574](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74574-1967-11-09), registration cancelled 1967-11-09, S/N 1885 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N74574 (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 UNK64X3190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3190), Aug 3, 1964: Mooney MK21 (N74574), Easton, PA, 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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