- Date
- November 29, 1967
- Place
- Fairmont, WV · FAIRMONT, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2940LMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report March 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4666 67/11/29 FAIRMONT,W VA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 300 TIME - 1645 N2940L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT ADVANCED THROTTLE TOO RAPIDLY DURING GO AROUND FROM PRACTICE FORCED LNDG.FLT CONT,LND ON HIWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2940L
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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