- Date
- August 19, 1970
- Place
- Springfield, IL · SPRINGFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9053VMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112923
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1498 70/8/19 SPRINGFIELD,ILL MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 3000 TIME - 1545 N9053V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,ILL DECATUER,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED REMARKS- LDG GR SELECTOR MOVED DRG RADIO MAINT.SELECTOR POS NOT CHECKED BFR ENG START.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9053V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capitol
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