- Date
- March 14, 1977
- Place
- El Reno, OK · EL RENO, OK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6440QMooney MK-21
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770314018039A
- Case key
- 157905
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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 77/3/14 NR.EL RENO,OK MOONEY MK-21 CR- 2 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1949 N6440Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 470 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSTANG FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHANY,OK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT GUY WIRE ON POWER POLE SEVEN TENTHS MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6440Q
- Reported as
- Mooney MK-21
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mustang Field
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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.