- Date
- August 16, 1969
- Place
- Quitman, AR · QUITMAN, AR
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74575Mooney M20B
- Status
- Completed · report April 9, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3545 69/8/16 QUITMAN,ARK MOONEY M20B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1500 TIME - 1845 N74575 PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEBER SPRINGS,ARK TERRELL,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- PLT MADE APCH TO PASTURE,OVERSHOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74575
- Reported as
- Mooney M20B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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