# NTSB OAK66F0053: Mooney M21, N6998U, Modesto, CA, July 30, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1965
- Place: Modesto, CA · MODESTO, CA
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK66F0053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0053

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2252  65/7/30  NR.MODESTO CALIF      MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 108
        TIME - 1630                    N6998U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUNTAIN RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6998U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6998U-2003-07-15), registration cancelled 2003-07-15, S/N 2719, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- 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: Fountain Ranch

## Other investigations on N6998U (4)

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 MIA00LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA151), May 11, 2000: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Bryson City, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout with a known quartering crosswind, resulting in an on-ground collision with a known fixed object (wooden pallet.)
- [NTSB LAX76DUJ44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ44), Jul 15, 1975: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA30), Jan 31, 1973: Mooney M20C (N6998U), Buena Park, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1030), Dec 16, 1964: Mooney M20C (N6998U), San Jose, CA, 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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