# NTSB UNK66X0178: Mooney M20E, N6990U, Toronto Is, Canada, September 24, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1966
- Place: Toronto Is, Canada · TORONTO IS, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 120546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK66X0178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0178

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6-0097  66/9/24    TORONTO IS,CANADA   MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  *ERROR-INVALID CODE*      PRIVATE, AGE 33, 183
        TIME - 1215                    N6990U              PX-  0  0  0                            TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TORONTO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        UNDER INVESTIGATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CANADA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6990U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6990U-1996-03-20), registration cancelled 1996-03-20, S/N 350 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Registry model: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Toronto

## Other investigations on N6990U (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 MIA66F0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0037), Jun 4, 1965: Mooney M2OE (N6990U), Cedar Key, FL, 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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