DEN65D0094

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M21 · Lukachukai, AZ · April 30, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1965
Place
Lukachukai, AZ · LUKACHUKAI, AZ
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1354WMooney M21
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177710

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0997  65/4/30    LUKACHUKAI ARIZ     MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 180
        TIME - 1200                    N1354W              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 6UKACHUKAI STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE

Aircraft

Registration
N1354W
Reported as
Mooney M21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
6ukachukai Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.