CHI65F0145

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20 · Canton, IL · April 18, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 18, 1965
Place
Canton, IL · CANTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5533QMooney M20
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179208

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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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3-0837  65/4/18    CANTON ILL          MOONEY M20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 70, 1868
        TIME - 1610                    N5533Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF ATTEMPED FROM A RURAL ROAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N5533Q
Reported as
Mooney M20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.