CHI65F0034

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney MARK20 · Woodburn, IN · February 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 6, 1965
Place
Woodburn, IN · WOODBURN, IN
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5284BMooney MARK20
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180197

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0329   65/2/6    WOODBURN IND        MOONEY MARK20       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N5284B              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAYLOR FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N5284B
Reported as
Mooney MARK20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Taylor Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.