- Date
- June 18, 1980
- Place
- South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6765VMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800618021669A
- Case key
- 130776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1103 80/6/18 SOUTH HAVEN,MI MOONEY M20F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 873 TIME - 1930 N6765V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HAVEN,MI GRAND RAPIDS,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT STATED USED SOFT FLD TECHNIQUE BUT DID NOT CONSIDER SOFT GD.TRACKS ON RWY AT TIMES 2IN DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6765V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6765V · 1
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