- Date
- September 29, 1975
- Place
- Freemason Isld, LA · FREEMASON ISLD, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1247XMooney M20E
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750929035279A
- Case key
- 151255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3016 75/9/29 FREEMASON ISLD,LA MOONEY M20E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43, TIME - 1935 N1247X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMASON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEMASON ISLD,LA NEW ORLEANS,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT TOOK OFF AT DUSK,FLEW OVR ISLAND 75FT AGL & DESCND INTO WATER.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.151 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1247X
- Reported as
- Mooney M20E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Freemason
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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.
Other investigations on N1247X · 1
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