DEN69A0043

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20F · Colorado Sps, CO · April 18, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 18, 1969
Place
Colorado Sps, CO · COLORADO SPS, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9697MMooney M20F
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189156

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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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3-1077  69/4/18    COLORADO SPS,COLO   MOONEY M20F         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 572
        TIME - 1714                    N9697M              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N9697M
Reported as
Mooney M20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Falcon

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.