- Date
- June 30, 1970
- Place
- Drummond Sta, Canada · DRUMMOND STA, Canada
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6590UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115316
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-0072 70/6/30 DRUMMOND STA,CAN MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 377 TIME - 1250 N6590U PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOULTON,ME GRAND FALLS,CAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - WEATHER PERSONNEL: INCORRECT WEATHER FORECAST FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST COMPLETETELY ERRONEOUS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 400 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 2 MILES OR LESS RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- INVEST AND REPORTED BY GOVT OF CANADA.PLT LND ON WET ROAD OF SUITABLE LENGTH.WG HIT POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6590U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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