# NTSB MKC71DCQ40: Mooney M20F, N4024N, Montezuma, KS, May 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1971
- Place: Montezuma, KS · MONTEZUMA, KS
- Location: 37.5925° N, 100.4508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montezuma, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5925&lon=-100.4508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCQ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCQ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1692  71/5/17    MONTEZUMA,KANS      MOONEY M20F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2100                    N4024N              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 25, 1381 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEANE NANCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEZUMA,KANS              THEDFORD,NEBR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- OBSRVD BECOMING AIRBORNE 3 TIMES,SETTLING BACK ON RWY EACH TIME.CRASHED ABT 25FT FRM RWY IN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4024N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4024N-1995-11-21), registration cancelled 1995-11-21, S/N 680160 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deane Nance

## Other investigations on N4024N (2)

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 FTW95LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA092), Jan 14, 1995: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Miami, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING TAKEOFF DUE TO HIS ATTENTION BEING DIVERTED. FACTORS WERE THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE BLOCKING THE GEAR UP LATCHING MECHANISM, AND…
- [NTSB MIA76DKT45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT45), Jan 10, 1976: Mooney M20F (N4024N), Naples, FL, 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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