# NTSB Accident FTW97LA153
> **Mooney M20F** · 1997-04-06 · MARIETTA, OK, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA153
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07705
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-04-06
- **Location:** MARIETTA, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.930934, -97.120964
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mooney
- **Model:** M20F
- **Registration:** N6492Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate short field takeoff. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in short field takeoffs from a grass/turf runway.

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