# NTSB UNK65X0342: Mooney M20C, N6437U, Cebolla, NM, October 20, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 20, 1964
- Place: Cebolla, NM · CEBOLLA, NM
- Location: 36.5383° N, 106.4864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cebolla, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5383&lon=-106.4864&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 27, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180855
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0342
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0342

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3272  64/10/20 NR.CEBOLLA N MEX      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 315
        TIME - 1500                    N6437U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 243 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAWSONS RANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6437U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dawsons Ranch

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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