# NTSB MKC67D0623: Mooney M20C, N6035Q, Sioux Falls, SD, June 12, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1967
- Place: Sioux Falls, SD · SIOUX FALLS, SD
- Location: 43.5500° N, 96.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux Falls, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-96.7003&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 September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116692
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67D0623
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0623

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1927  67/6/12    SIOUX FALLS,S DAK   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 264
        TIME - 1830                    N6035Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOSS FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        REMARKS- RT SEAT BELT ENTANGLED LNDG GEAR LEVER. PLT ALLOWED PROPELLER TO STRIKE RNWY WHILE FREEING BELT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6035Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6035Q), registered now, S/N 3238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Foss Field

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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