# NTSB MKC73DCD05: Mooney M20C, N9322V, Radcliffe, IA, July 20, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1972
- Place: Radcliffe, IA · RADCLIFFE, IA
- Location: 42.3177° N, 93.4343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Radcliffe, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3177&lon=-93.4343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DCD05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2571  72/7/20    RADCLIFFE,IOWA      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 273
        TIME - 2215                    N9322V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 238 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRAINERD MINN               RADCLIFFE,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9322V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9322V-1991-04-16), registration cancelled 1991-04-16, S/N 690095 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Drake

## Other investigations on N9322V (1)

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 MKC84FA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FA281), May 6, 1984: Mooney M20C (N9322V), New Blaine, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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