IAD70AI040

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Manassas, VA · January 24, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 24, 1970
Place
Manassas, VA · MANASSAS, VA
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9339VMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
147493

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0013  70/1/24    MANASSAS,VA         MOONEY M20C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 687
        TIME - 1800                    N9339V              PX-  0  0  3  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANASSAS DAVIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANASSAS,VA                 MANASSAS,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER/INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL
        REMARKS- NOTAM NOT IN EFFECT ON SNOW HAZARD.PLT NOT ADVISED AS TO SNOWBANK ON RNWY BY UNICOM.

Aircraft

Registration
N9339V
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Manassas Davis

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.