# NTSB OAK75FVW11: Mooney M20C, N6563U, Las Vegas, NV, December 21, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 21, 1974
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144984
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75FVW11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVW11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4146  74/12/21   LAS VEGAS,NEV       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N6563U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 320 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            26 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NO.LAS VEGAS,NEV            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- LND ON RD DUE UNDET VIBRATION.SWERVED TO AVOID CYCLIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6563U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6563U), registered now, S/N 2345, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- 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

## 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 19741221042239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741221042239A), Dec 21, 1974: Mooney M20C, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Lnd on rd due undet vibration. Swerved to avoid cyclist.

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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