# NTSB MKC75AK003: Mooney M20E, N9613V, Custer, SD, July 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1974
- Place: Custer, SD · CUSTER, SD
- Location: 43.7667° N, 103.5996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Custer, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7667&lon=-103.5996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 18, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75AK003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4198  74/7/20    CUSTER,S DAK        MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 674
        TIME - 0915                    N9613V              PX-  1  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 94 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETTE,WYO                DENVER,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MOUNT AND VIBRATION ISOLATORS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROP BLADE FAILED IN SHOT-PEENED AREA.ENG TORN FM FUSE,HELD ON BY CABLE AND HOSES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9613V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9613V-1975-03-13), registration cancelled 1975-03-13, S/N 210019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Aerostar Acft Corp Of Texas M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerostar-acft-corp-of-texas-m20e) (registry code 5870312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740720043339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740720043339A), Jul 20, 1974: Mooney M20E, Custer, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Prop blade failed in shot-peened area. Eng torn fm fuse,held on by cable and hoses.

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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