# NTSB MKC73DCD02: Mooney M20C, N6295U, Belle Plaine, IA, July 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1972
- Place: Belle Plaine, IA · BELLE PLAINE, IA
- Location: 41.8956° N, 92.2757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Plaine, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8956&lon=-92.2757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0543  72/7/16    BELLE PLAINE,IOWA   MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N6295U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  30, 2335 TOTAL HOURS, 470
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE PLAINE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE PLAINE,IOWA           CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ATTEMPTED NEAR GROSS WT T/O FROM THICK SOD 3-4 INCHES HI.PLT DIDNT USE PLANNED ABORT MARKER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6295U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6295U), registered now, S/N 2134 (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: Belle Plaine

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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