- Date
- November 26, 1970
- Place
- Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5547QMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159292
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2403 70/11/26 VAN WERT,OHIO MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 599 TIME - 2025 N5547Q PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN WERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COUNCIL BLUFFS,IOWA VAN WERT,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- FLD PARTIALLY LTD. NOTAM WAS IN EFFECT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5547Q
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Wert
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