# NTSB MKC70A0030: Mooney M-20F, N6493Q, St Louis, MO, November 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 27, 1969
- Place: St Louis, MO · ST LOUIS, MO
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 14, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149188
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70A0030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3636  69/11/27   ST LOUIS,MO         MOONEY M-20F        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 190
        TIME - 1659                    N6493Q              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAMBERT ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND GLAIZE,MO             ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TURN R BASE LDG GR DWN.NOSE DROPPED SHARPLEY,ACFT ENTERED L BANK.FLAPS EXTDD TO FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6493Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6493Q-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 680035 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lambert St Louis

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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