- Date
- August 31, 1969
- Place
- Northbrook, IL · NORTHBROOK, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N79840Mooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3823 69/8/31 NORTHBROOK,ILL MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 753 TIME - 1030 N79840 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHBROOK,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ENCTRD HIGH SINK RATE,STRUCK FENCE,NOSE GR COLLAPSED AFTER CTC WITH EXPOSED RNWY LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79840
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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