# NTSB MKC67A0055: Mooney M20E, N9342M, Jefferson City, MO, March 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1967
- Place: Jefferson City, MO · JEFFERSON CITY, MO
- Location: 38.5767° N, 92.1735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson City, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5767&lon=-92.1735&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0165  67/3/12  NR.JEFFERSON CITY,MO  MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 354
        TIME - 2004                    N9342M              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMORIAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS OVER MAX GROSS WGT AND EXCEEDED AFT CG LIMIT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9342M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9342M-1967-11-13), registration cancelled 1967-11-13, S/N 1274, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Memorial

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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