DEN68A0058

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Toponas, CO · June 15, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 15, 1968
Place
Toponas, CO · TOPONAS, CO
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9509MMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report July 19, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110283

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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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3-1703  68/6/15    TOPONAS,COLO        MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1251
        TIME - 1920                    N9509M              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOPONAS STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- ATTENTION DIVERTED BY STALLED TRUCK ON HWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9509M
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Toponas 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.