LAX67A0114

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20C · Phoenix, AZ · June 8, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 8, 1967
Place
Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3452XMooney M20C
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
116788

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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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2-0230   67/6/8    PHOENIX,ARIZ        MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 59 TOTAL
        TIME - 0615                    N3452X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3452X
Reported as
Mooney M20C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Deer Valley

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.