- Date
- August 17, 1970
- Place
- Cody, WY · CODY, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6937UMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1402 70/8/17 CODY,WYO MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 400 TIME - 2015 N6937U PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CODY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREYBULL,WYO CODY,WYO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT HAD MONOCULAR VISION.HIT 25 FT LTD POLE 2100 FT SHORT OF THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6937U
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cody
N6937URegistration cancelled Dec 12, 2008 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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