DEN67D0005

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney 20A · Holly, CO · June 19, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 19, 1966
Place
Holly, CO · HOLLY, CO
Injuries
5 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6594BMooney 20A
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170964

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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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3-1931  66/6/19    HOLLY COLO          MOONEY 20A          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 350
        TIME - 0715                    N6594B              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- HIT MAIL BOX ON TAKE-OFF FROM HIGHWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6594B
Reported as
Mooney 20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.