# NTSB UNK66X0102: Mooney M20, N855B, British Clmba, Canada, October 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1965
- Place: British Clmba, Canada · BRITISH CLMBA, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0102
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0102

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0079   65/10/7   BRITISH CLMBA CAN   MOONEY M20          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4000
        TIME - 1712                    N855B               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVRY DATE 7/8/66.INVEST,REPORTED BY CANADIAN GOVT.STRUCT RELATD VERT FIN ATCH,BLO DSIGN STRNGTH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N855B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855B-1970-12-31), registration cancelled 1970-12-31, S/N 1011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20
- Registry model: [Mooney M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20) (registry code 5870202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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