- Date
- December 22, 1967
- Place
- Knox, IN · KNOX, IN
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2779WMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1136 67/12/22 KNOX,IND MOONEY M20F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, TIME - 1245 N2779W PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STARK COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL OF .10 PCT INCONCLUSIVE.SAMPLE UNSATISFACTORY FOR VALID TEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2779W
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Stark County
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