- Date
- December 8, 1968
- Place
- Fort Mckavett, TX · FORT MCKAVETT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7897VMooney M20
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107393
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4275 68/12/8 FORT MCKAVETT,TEX MOONEY M20 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2500 TIME - 2212 N7897V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CB RANCH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NOT INST RATED PLT BECAME DISORIENTED AFTER T/O.NO DISTINCT HORIZON.BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 145 MG PCT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7897V
- Reported as
- Mooney M20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cb Ranch
N7897VRegistration cancelled Feb 10, 1971 · Mooney M20CAirframe modelMooney M20CEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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