# NTSB MKC67F0129: Mooney M20C, N6095Q, Murdo, SD, July 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1966
- Place: Murdo, SD · MURDO, SD
- Location: 43.8894° N, 100.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murdo, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8894&lon=-100.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0129
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0129

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0556   66/7/7    MURDO S DAK         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1545                    N6095Q              PX-  0  2  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURDO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      98
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           80                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PILOT PLANNED TOUCHDOWN PAST RUNWAY INTERSECTION 400 FT BEYOND THRESHOLD OF LANDING RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6095Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6095Q-1981-10-14), registration cancelled 1981-10-14, S/N 3262 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Murdo

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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