- Date
- October 9, 1975
- Place
- Van Wert, OH · VAN WERT, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3259FMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751009033769A
- Case key
- 151193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3140 75/10/9 VAN WERT,OH MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 1831 TIME - 1700 N3259F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 503 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID POE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTICELLO,IN VAN WERT,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- T/D IN MIDDLE OF STRIP ACFT GRADUALLY TURNED L UNTIL L WING CTCTD STANDING CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3259F
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- David Poe
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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.