# NTSB UNK65X0987: Mooney M20B, N74587, Emporia, KS, December 12, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1964
- Place: Emporia, KS · EMPORIA, KS
- Location: 38.4024° N, 96.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4024&lon=-96.1946&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0987
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0987

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3747  64/12/12   EMPORIA KAN         MOONEY M20B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 500
        TIME - 1900                    N74587              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EMPORIA MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N74587](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74587), registered now, S/N 1898, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20B
- Registry model: [Mooney M20B](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (registry code 5870206) (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: Emporia Municipal

## Other investigations on N74587 (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 OAK71DVW02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVW02), Jul 24, 1970: Mooney M20B (N74587), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0044), May 31, 1966: Mooney M20B (N74587), Bellevue, WA, 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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