# NTSB MKC75DCQ06: Mooney M20C, N78934, Sublette, KS, July 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1974
- Place: Sublette, KS · SUBLETTE, KS
- Location: 37.4822° N, 100.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sublette, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4822&lon=-100.8466&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128115
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCQ06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCQ06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1921  74/7/13    SUBLETTE,KANS       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2086
        TIME - 0940                    N78934              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CURRY FARMS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BONNER SPRINGS,KANS         SUBLETTE,KANS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- IRRIGATN WATER L SIDE OF RWY. PLT ROLLD ACFT R SIDE OF RWY. ACFT R WG HIT SIX FT HIGH CORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78934](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78934), registered now, S/N 1968, built 1961 (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: Curry Farms

## 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 19740713020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740713020039A), Jul 13, 1974: Mooney M20C, Sublette, KS, Substantial damage. Irrigatn water l side of rwy. Plt rolld acft r side of rwy. Acft r wg hit six ft high corn.

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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