- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Weston, WI · WESTON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6821NMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0168 72/4/30 WESTON,WIS MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 175 TIME - 0743 N6821N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELLSTON,MICH WAUSAU,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- LND ON HIWAY ALMOST OUT OF FUEL.PLT SWERVED TO MISS ONCOMING CAR. WG HIT PHONE POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6821N
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wausau