# NTSB SEA66A0059: Mooney M20E, N3448X, Merrill, OR, May 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1966
- Place: Merrill, OR · MERRILL, OR
- Location: 42.0259° N, 121.6007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merrill, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0259&lon=-121.6007&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172499
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1100  66/5/24  NR.MERRILL,OREG       MOONEY M20E         CR-  2  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1258                    N3448X              PX-  1  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 44, 1438 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            715 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- POSSIBLE BUYER OF ACFT WHO WAS A PILOT OCCUPPIED L.PLT SEAT.ACFT EQUIPPED WITH DUAL FLIGHT CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3448X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3448X-2011-01-03), registration cancelled 2011-01-03, S/N 1134, built 1966 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Long Ranch

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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