- Date
- May 27, 1974
- Place
- Watseka, IL · WATSEKA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9251MMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740527014059A
- Case key
- 125828
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1276 74/5/27 WATSEKA,ILL MOONEY M20C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 797 TIME - 0450 N9251M PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAG BARK RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSEKA,ILL HILLSDALE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- PLT DIVERTED ATTN TO R SEAT BELT IN RETRACT LEVER CATCH IN FLOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9251M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Shag Bark Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.