FTW66F0335

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · Tulsa, OK · October 1, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 1, 1965
Place
Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N8369EMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report November 19, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175740

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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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3-2943   65/10/1   TULSA OKLA          MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1660
        TIME - 0745                    N8369E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 STATIC: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-PULLED PROPELLER THROUGH WITH IGNITION ON
        REMARKS- PRE-ENGINE START OPERATION, AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.

Aircraft

Registration
N8369E
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside

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.