- Date
- November 15, 1970
- Place
- Greencastle, IN · GREENCASTLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9774MMooney M10
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159243
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4191 70/11/15 GREENCASTLE,IND MOONEY M10 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 25, 28 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N9774M PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENCASTLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREENCASTLE,IND RETURN DANVILLE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 42 250 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- RAN INTO SOFT SPOT ON RWY,VEERED INTO DITCH. 70 DEG R X-WIND 12K. RWY INTO WIND CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9774M
- Reported as
- Mooney M10
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greencastle