# NTSB MKC68F0531: Mooney M20B, N74772, Plainview, MN, April 25, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1968
- Place: Plainview, MN · PLAINVIEW, MN
- Location: 44.1647° N, 92.1692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainview, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1647&lon=-92.1692&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68F0531
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0531

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0925  68/4/25    PLAINVIEW,MINN      MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 731
        TIME - 1830                    N74772              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LESTER CHRISTENSN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN ENGINE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- NOSE GR COLLAPSED ON LDG.NO 4 CONNECTING ROD BROKE.FIRE DUE TO IGNITED OIL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74772](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74772-1968-06-19), registration cancelled 1968-06-19, S/N 1772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lester Christensn

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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