CHI69F0506

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Effingham, IL · January 2, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 2, 1969
Place
Effingham, IL · EFFINGHAM, IL
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6721NMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report April 24, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191535

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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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3-0089   69/1/2    EFFINGHAM,ILL       MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N6721N              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EFFINGHAM MEM.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N6721N
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Effingham Mem.

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.