# NTSB MKC74DER21: Mooney M20A, N1075B, Willmar, MN, November 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1973
- Place: Willmar, MN · WILLMAR, MN
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74DER21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3493   73/11/8   WILLMAR,MINN        MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 216
        TIME - 1930                    N1075B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLMAR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL EX R TANK L TANK ABT HALF FULL.T/D IN LAND FILL AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1075B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1075B-1974-04-25), registration cancelled 1974-04-25, S/N 1302 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willmar

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731108036929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731108036929A), Nov 8, 1973: Mooney M20D, Willmar, MN, Substantial damage. Fuel ex r tank l tank abt half full.t/d in land fill area.

## Other investigations on N1075B (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 MKC65F0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0092), Mar 26, 1965: Mooney M20A (N1075B), Eveleth, MN, 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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