CHI66A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M-20C · Beloit, WI · August 20, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 20, 1965
Place
Beloit, WI · BELOIT, WI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N6701UMooney M-20C
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176397

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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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2-0735  65/8/20    BELOIT,WIS.         MOONEY M-20C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 396
        TIME - 2005                    N6701U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 270 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK

Aircraft

Registration
N6701U
Reported as
Mooney M-20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.