- Date
- September 4, 1970
- Place
- Port Huron, MI · PORT HURON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2723WMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3450 70/9/4 PORT HURON,MICH MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 3500 TIME - 1130 N2723W PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKERS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT HURON,MICH BAY CITY,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIGH WEEDS.FELT FWD PRESS ON STICK ABT 65MPH,PULLED BACK,LIFTOFF APRX 45DEG NOSE HIGH.ABRTD,TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2723W
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bakers Field
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