- Date
- October 11, 1969
- Place
- Hyattstown, MD · HYATTSTOWN, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8317EMooney M20A
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3831 69/10/11 HYATTSTOWN,MD MOONEY M20A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1300 TIME - 1340 N8317E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1057 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GAITHERSBURG,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- VRT FIN,RUDDER SEPARATED FROM ACFT.EXTSV DTRTN AT ATTACH POINTS.LAST PERIODIC INSP 7/12/68.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8317E
- Reported as
- Mooney M20A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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