- Date
- June 16, 1973
- Place
- Graford, TX · GRAFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3253FMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730616014469A
- Case key
- 190486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1265 73/6/16 GRAFORD, TEX MOONEY M20E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 309 TIME - 2000 N3253F PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 298 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARMAR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUBBOCK,TEX GRAFORD, TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- LANDED TO SOUTH INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP TO LEFT.HIT PARKED BEECH BARON N454A CAUSED SUB DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3253F
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harmar
N3253FRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Mooney M20EAirframe modelMooney M20EEngine modelLycoming I0360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.