# NTSB OAK68A0074: Mdoney M20A, N1092B, Indian Sprngs, NV, June 20, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1968
- Place: Indian Sprngs, NV · INDIAN SPRNGS, NV
- Location: 36.5718° N, 115.7203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Springs, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-115.7203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109907
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68A0074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0074

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2055  68/6/20    INDIAN SPRNGS,NEV   REPUBLIC F-105      CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 0816                    USAF6244            PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  5  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 VERTICAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- LANDED SAFELY AT USAF BASE.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2055  68/6/20    INDIAN SPRNGS,NEV   MDONEY M20A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 668
        TIME - 0816                    N1092B              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-US MILITARY
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  0
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   0                 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1092B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1092B-2020-02-21), registration cancelled 2020-02-21, S/N 1318, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MDONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Destroyed

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: USAF6244 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: REPUBLIC F-105
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Minor 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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