# NTSB NYC74AN076: Mooney M21E, N2630W, Lebanon, VA, March 10, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1974
- Place: Lebanon, VA · LEBANON, VA
- Location: 36.8995° N, 82.0785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8995&lon=-82.0785&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186475
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74AN076
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN076

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0632  74/3/10    LEBANON,VA          MOONEY M21E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 150
        TIME - 1155                    N2630W              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GROSSE ISLE,MICH            WEST PALM BEACH,FLA          SPARTANBURG,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 1800FT PASTURE.T/D 1375FT FM APCH END.HIT UTILITY POLE.EVIDENCE OF SPINY CALCULUS IN R URETER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2630W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2630W-1974-05-07), registration cancelled 1974-05-07, S/N 971, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (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 19740310006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740310006609A), Mar 10, 1974: Mooney M20E, Lebanon, VA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. 1800FT pasture.t/d 1375FT fm apch end. Hit utility pole. Evidence of spiny calculus in r ureter.

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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