- Date
- February 15, 1977
- Place
- Franktown, CO · FRANKTOWN, CO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9601MMooney M20F
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770215004079A
- Case key
- 157437
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0232 77/2/15 NR.FRANKTOWN,CO MOONEY M20F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 101 TIME - 1020 N9601M PX- 1 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENGLEWOOD,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- INSTRUMENT PRACTICE.PLT IN RT SEAT NOT A CFI,ACTING AS SAFETY PLT.RECOVERY DATE 2/16/77.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9601M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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