- Date
- June 16, 1965
- Place
- Big Rapids, MI · BIG RAPIDS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1306WMooney S-21
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1442 65/6/16 BIG RAPIDS MICH MOONEY S-21 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1135 N1306W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBEN-HOOD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1306W
- Reported as
- Mooney S-21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roben-Hood
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Other investigations on N1306W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW98LA222Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatkins, COThe pilot's failure to maintain visual contact with the taxiway. Factors were the pilot's disabling the electrical system by turning off the master switch, a dark night, and excessive taxi speed.NTSB SEA80DYA05Accident · No injuriesClosedBurley, ID