# NTSB SEA68A0038: Mooney M-18LA, N4074, October 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 28, 1967
- Place: UNKNOWN, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68A0038
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0038

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1177  67/10/28   UNKNOWN             MOONEY M-18LA       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 143
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4074               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT MISSING ON LOCAL FLT. PLTS BODY RECOVERED FROM RIVER ON 11/13/67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4074](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4074-1968-07-11), registration cancelled 1968-07-11, S/N 118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18LA
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18LA](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18la) (registry code 5870108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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