# NTSB UNK64X2377: Mooney MK20, N875B, Wolfe City, TX, June 19, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1964
- Place: Wolfe City, TX · WOLFE CITY, TX
- Location: 33.3685° N, 96.0720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolfe City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3685&lon=-96.0720&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X2377
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2377

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1720  64/6/19    WOLFE CITY TEX      MOONEY MK20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3800
        TIME - 1345                    N875B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HENNINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND TO 25 KNOTS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N875B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N875B-1970-09-18), registration cancelled 1970-09-18, S/N 1037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hennington

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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