# NTSB SEA69F0147: Mooney M-18LA, N4097, Mount Angel, OR, October 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 16, 1968
- Place: Mount Angel, OR · MOUNT ANGEL, OR
- Location: 45.0695° N, 122.7972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Angel, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0695&lon=-122.7972&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107482
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69F0147
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69F0147

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3963  68/10/16   MOUNT ANGEL,OREG    MOONEY M-18LA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 189
        TIME - 1500                    N4097               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZACH STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4097](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4097), registered now, S/N 134, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-18LA
- Registry model: [Mooney M-18LA](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m-18la) (registry code 5870108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Zach Strip

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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