FTW67A0076

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Midland, TX · January 23, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 23, 1967
Place
Midland, TX · MIDLAND, TX
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6493UMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119053

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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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2-0021  67/1/23    MIDLAND,TEX         MOONEY M20C         CR-  3  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1805                    N6493U              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 27, 567 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            22 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N6493U
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.