DIA69F0057

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M21 · Mitchellville, MD · September 2, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 2, 1968
Place
Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3360XMooney M21
Status
Completed · report October 21, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108157

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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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3-2881   68/9/2    MITCHELLVILLE,MD    MOONEY M21          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 273
        TIME - 1500                    N3360X              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- FRONT HALF OF BOTH MAIN WHEEL BRAKE LININGS WORN DOWN TO THE RIVETS.LINING REPLACED 7/25/68.

Aircraft

Registration
N3360X
Reported as
Mooney M21
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeway

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.