# NTSB MKC69A0005: Mooney M20G, N6850N, Phillipsburg, KS, July 24, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1968
- Place: Phillipsburg, KS · PHILLIPSBURG, KS
- Location: 39.7512° N, 99.3210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phillipsburg, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7512&lon=-99.3210&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69A0005
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69A0005

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3594  68/7/24    PHILLIPSBURG,KANS   MOONEY M20G         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 422
        TIME - 0416                    N6850N              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIPSBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          PARTIAL OBSCURATION                                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- NOT INSTRUMENT RATED PLT TOOK OFF IN KNOWN COND OF FOG AND LOW VISIBILITY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6850N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6850N-1968-09-24), registration cancelled 1968-09-24, S/N 680117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20G
- Registry model: [Mooney M-20G](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-20g) (registry code 5870216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Phillipsburg

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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