FTW70I0256

NTSB incident investigation · Mooney M-20F · Checotah, OK · September 26, 1969

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 26, 1969
Place
Checotah, OK · CHECOTAH, OK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2987LMooney M-20F
Status
Completed · report May 11, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147987

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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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5-0045  69/9/26    CHECOTAH,OKLA       MOONEY M-20F        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 216
        TIME - 0800                    N2987L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KOCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TULSA,OKLA                  MAGNOLIA,ARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N2987L
Reported as
Mooney M-20F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Koch

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