# NTSB MKC67F0353: Mooney M20E, N79354, Council Blfs, IA, November 23, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 23, 1966
- Place: Council Blfs, IA · COUNCIL BLFS, IA
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120594
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC67F0353
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0353

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0887  66/11/23   COUNCIL BLFS IOWA   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1755                    N79354              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 34, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            520 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY,OMAHA,NEB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       52
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          360                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N79354 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eppley,Omaha,Neb

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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