# NTSB UNK65X0247: Mooney M-20A, N6063X, Cambridge, MN, October 11, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1964
- Place: Cambridge, MN · CAMBRIDGE, MN
- Location: 45.5608° N, 93.2277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5608&lon=-93.2277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181763
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0247
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0247

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0738  64/10/11   CAMBRIDGE MINN      MOONEY M-20A        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 405
        TIME - 1904                    N6063X              PX-  4  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          FOG
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           42                                                      180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           4                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE-10/12/64.  PILOTS OCCUPATION PHARMACIST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6063X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6063X-1964-11-23), registration cancelled 1964-11-23, S/N 1659 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M-20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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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