# NTSB UNK64X3223: Mooney MK20D, N6917U, Amarillo, TX, August 5, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 5, 1964
- Place: Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 21, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182316
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2354   64/8/5    AMARILLO TEX        MOONEY MK20D        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1900                    N6917U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRADEWIND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND                                 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES                VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL COCKED LEFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6917U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6917U-2008-09-22), registration cancelled 2008-09-22, S/N 249, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY MK20D
- Registry model: [Mooney M20D](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20d) (registry code 5870210) (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: Tradewind

## Other investigations on N6917U (2)

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 FTW69D0332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0332), Dec 11, 1968: Mooney M20D (N6917U), Roaring Sprgs, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0358), Oct 29, 1965: Mooney M20D (N6917U), Amarillo, TX, 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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