# NTSB UNK65X1412: Mooney M20D, N1925Y, Laurinburg, NC, February 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 8, 1965
- Place: Laurinburg, NC · LAURINBURG, NC
- Location: 34.7621° N, 79.4774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurinburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7621&lon=-79.4774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1412
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1412

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0225   65/2/8    LAURINBURG NC       MOONEY M20D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 202
        TIME - 1730                    N1925Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURINGBURG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1925Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1925Y), registered now, S/N 220, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20D
- 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: Lauringburg

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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