# NTSB MKC71FCJ05: Mooney M20C, N9257M, Davenport, NE, July 15, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1970
- Place: Davenport, NE · DAVENPORT, NE
- Location: 40.3124° N, 97.8114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davenport, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-97.8114&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71FCJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3011  70/7/15    DAVENPORT,NEBR      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2500
        TIME - 0830                    N9257M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVENPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DAVENPORT,NEBR              KEARNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LNDD IN CORN FLD.FIRE DAMAGED ENG COMPARTMENT MOST SEVERE IN ACCESSORY SECTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9257M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9257M), registered now, S/N 3454, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davenport

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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