# NTSB SEA66D0201: Mooney M20B, N74741, Featherville, ID, December 28, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1965
- Place: Featherville, ID · FEATHERVILLE, ID
- Location: 43.6099° N, 115.2581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Featherville, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6099&lon=-115.2581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174359
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0201
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0201

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3856  65/12/28   FEATHERVILLE ID     MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1200
        TIME - 1530                    N74741              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FEATHERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SNOW ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74741](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74741-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 1741, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (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: Featherville

## Other investigations on N74741 (1)

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 UNK65X0960](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0960), Dec 9, 1964: Mooney 20B (N74741), Columbia, MO, 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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