- Date
- August 8, 1968
- Place
- Culpeper, VA · CULPEPER, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9324MMooney M20C
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108776
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2672 68/8/8 CULPEPER,VA MOONEY M20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200 TIME - 0700 N9324M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 484 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LENN BROS. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- WING TIP CAUGHT IN TALL CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9324M
- Reported as
- Mooney M20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lenn Bros.
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