# NTSB UNK65X1231: Mooney M20A, N6587B, Searcy, AR, January 5, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1965
- Place: Searcy, AR · SEARCY, AR
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179921
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1231
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1231

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0019   65/1/5    SEARCY ARK          MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 246
        TIME - 1045                    N6587B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SEARCY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND PROPPED ENGINE WITH AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6587B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587B-2006-04-19), registration cancelled 2006-04-19, S/N 1257, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (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: Searcy

## Other investigations on N6587B (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 UNK65X0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0233), Oct 11, 1964: Mooney M20A (N6587B), Ft Worth, TX, 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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