- Date
- July 31, 1971
- Place
- Grand Prairie, TX · GRAND PRAIRIE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2777WMooney M-20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201405
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0210 71/7/31 GRAND PRAIRIE,TEX MOONEY M-20E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 126 TIME - 2025 N2777W PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRAIRIE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE APRX 1MI N OF ARPT.NO NIGHT FLT RECORDED FOR PREVIOUS 90 DAY PERIOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2777W
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grand Prairie
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