FTW66D0316

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Wolfe City, TX · September 29, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1965
Place
Wolfe City, TX · WOLFE CITY, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6568UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175562

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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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3-2697  65/9/29    WOLFE CITY TEX      MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1430                    N6568U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLFE CITY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6568U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wolfe City

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.