# NTSB OAK67D0015: Mooney M20E, N6092Q, Willits, CA, May 7, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1966
- Place: Willits, CA · WILLITS, CA
- Location: 39.4050° N, 123.3489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willits, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-123.3489&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171790
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK67D0015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1416   66/5/7    WILLITS CALIF       MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0930                    N6092Q              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  39, 10650 TOTAL HOURS, 30
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLITS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6092Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6092Q-2007-08-23), registration cancelled 2007-08-23, S/N 913, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Willits

## Other investigations on N6092Q (2)

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 CHI05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA083), Mar 28, 2005: Mooney M20E (N6092Q), Bloomfield, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The low altitude was a factor.
- [NTSB OAK71DVG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG59), Feb 4, 1971: Mooney M20E (N6092Q), Fair Oaks, 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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