# NTSB MKC75DER46: Mooney M20C, N6558U, Hector, MN, February 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 1, 1975
- Place: Hector, MN · HECTOR, MN
- Location: 44.7413° N, 94.7121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hector, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7413&lon=-94.7121&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147392
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DER46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DER46

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0226   75/2/1    HECTOR,MN           MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 654
        TIME - 1525                    N6558U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 397 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HECTOR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HECTOR,MN                   WADENA,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6558U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6558U), registered now, S/N 2305, built 1962 (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: Hector

## 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 19750201002389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750201002389A), Feb 1, 1975: Mooney M20C, Hector, MN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N6558U (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 MKC72DER25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DER25), Oct 8, 1971: Mooney M20C (N6558U), Walnut Grove, 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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