CHI67D0206

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20E · Bloomington, IL · September 8, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 8, 1966
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3485XMooney M20E
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121114

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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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3-2528   66/9/8    BLOOMINGTON ILL     MOONEY M20E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 124
        TIME - 1600                    N3485X              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGTON NORML
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N3485X
Reported as
Mooney M20E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bloomington Norml

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.