# NTSB NYC65F0023: Mooney M21, N74538, Montoursville, PA, February 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1965
- Place: Montoursville, PA · MONTOURSVILLE, PA
- Location: 41.2465° N, 76.9174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montoursville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2465&lon=-76.9174&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180741
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0227   65/2/8    MONTOURSVILLE PA    MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1193
        TIME - 1445                    N74538              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74538](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74538-1970-10-12), registration cancelled 1970-10-12, S/N 1849 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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