# NTSB SEA71AS010: Mooney M20E, N6013Q, Big Fork, MT, August 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1970
- Place: Big Fork, MT · BIG FORK, MT
- Location: 48.0633° N, 114.0726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bigfork, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0633&lon=-114.0726&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113781
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS010
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS010

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2563  70/8/23  NR.BIG FORK,MONT      MOONEY M20E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 769
        TIME - 1545                    N6013Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 694 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAS VEGAS,NEV               KALISPELL,MONT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERED 11/6/70.HIT WGS LEVEL,10 DEG NOSE DWN.FLEW AT 16500 FT WITHOUT OXY.ACFT SYS NOT SVCD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6013Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6013Q-2013-03-26), registration cancelled 2013-03-26, S/N 865, built 1965 (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

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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