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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Union Grove, WI · July 2, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1970
Place
Union Grove, WI · UNION GROVE, WI
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9384VMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report October 5, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127160

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1146   70/7/2    UNION GROVE,WIS     MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 128
        TIME - 1415                    N9384V              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNION GROVE,WIS             UNION GROVE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT BUZZED TRACTOR BEING DRIVEN BY HIS FATHER.

Aircraft

Registration
N9384V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.