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NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Cherokee Vilge, AR · April 21, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1965
Place
Cherokee Vilge, AR · CHEROKEE VILGE, AR
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8355EMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report July 28, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178503

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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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3-1249  65/4/21    CHEROKEE VILGE AR   MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1530                    N8355E              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE VILLAGE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N8355E
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cherokee Village

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.