# NTSB UNK65X0399: Mooney 20P, N6913U, Kearney, NE, October 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 24, 1964
- Place: Kearney, NE · KEARNEY, NE
- Location: 40.7017° N, 99.0823° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kearney, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7017&lon=-99.0823&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0399

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305  64/10/24   KEARNEY NEBR        MOONEY 20P          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 39 TOTAL
        TIME - 1015                    N6913U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KEARNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6913U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6913U), registered now, S/N 245, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY 20P
- 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: Kearney

## Other investigations on N6913U (1)

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 CHI69F0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0051), Jul 6, 1968: Mooney M20D (N6913U), Boscobel, WI, 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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