# NTSB MKC68D0522: Mooney M20C, N1399W, Hillsboro, KS, April 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1968
- Place: Hillsboro, KS · HILLSBORO, KS
- Location: 38.3527° N, 97.1996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3527&lon=-97.1996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0522
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0522

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0916  68/4/24    HILLSBORO,KANS      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 104
        TIME - 1445                    N1399W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- 18 IN.OF PROP BLADE SEPARATED. ACFT STRUCK HEDGEROW DURING LNDG ATTEMPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1399W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1399W-1974-05-13), registration cancelled 1974-05-13, S/N 2677 (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

## Other investigations on N1399W (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 NYC68F0151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0151), Aug 27, 1967: Mooney M20C (N1399W), Neptune, NJ, 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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