- Date
- August 24, 1972
- Place
- Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74709Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3247 72/8/24 LANSING,MICH MOONEY M20B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 216 TIME - 1556 N74709 PX- 2 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITAL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANSING,MICH BENTON HARBOR,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74709
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Capital City
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