- Date
- May 9, 1970
- Place
- Palos Hills, IL · PALOS HILLS, IL
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6470UMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122835
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2146 70/5/9 PALOS HILLS,ILL MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 866 TIME - 1530 N6470U PX- 0 2 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- SPUN FROM PRACTICE STALL ABOUT 2900 FT AGL. UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE STRIKING TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6470U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6470URegistration cancelled Aug 6, 2013 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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