- Date
- August 4, 1969
- Place
- Benton, AR · BENTON, AR
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1247XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161717
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3424 69/8/4 BENTON,ARK MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 260 TIME - 2100 N1247X PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MENA,ARK BENTON,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- R BRAKE INOP DUE CORROSION,FOREIGN MATTER IN CYL ASSY. GRND LOOPED IN ATTEMPT TO AVOID DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1247X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saline County
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Other investigations on N1247X · 1
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