# NTSB UNK65X0274: Mooney M21, N6408U, Athens, OH, October 14, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1964
- Place: Athens, OH · ATHENS, OH
- Location: 39.3263° N, 82.1002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3263&lon=-82.1002&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181495
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3218  64/10/14   ATHENS OHIO         MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 750
        TIME - 1445                    N6408U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHIO UNIVERSITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6408U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6408U), registered now, S/N 2155, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M21
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (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: Ohio University

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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