# NTSB MKC83LA219: Mooney M20F, N7413V, Benton, KS, September 18, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 18, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Benton, KS
- Coordinates: 37.780803, -97.099914 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7808&lon=-97.0999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33488/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA219

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, takeoff - initial climb
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS USING RWY 34 WITH THE WINDS 190 DEGREES AT 14 KTS GUSTING 20 KTS. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF TO ABOUT 10 FT AND MUSHED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE ACFT CROSSED A DITCH AND A ROOD AND CONTACTED A 2ND DITCH WHICH KNOCKED OFF ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7413V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7413V-1984-06-28), registration cancelled 1984-06-28, S/N 22-1206 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20F
- Registry model: [Mooney M20F](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20f) (registry code 5870214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-1206
- Airframe hours: 2116
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Benton Airport, Inc.
- Registered owner: George W. Peckham
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 18, 1983, 10 hours before
- Airport: 1K1, Benton, runway 34, 2,600 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 253 total, 25 in this make and model, 142 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 14 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: ICT, 18 nm away

## 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 19830918049539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049539A), Sep 18, 1983: Mooney M20F, Benton, KS, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff. Aircraft sank back to ground after liftoff and hit a ditch.

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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