LAX67D0441

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M2OF · Taft, CA · May 4, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1967
Place
Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3532XMooney M2OF
Status
Completed · report September 13, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117235

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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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3-1515   67/5/4    TAFT,CALIF          MOONEY M2OF         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1718
        TIME - 0800                    N3532X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KERN COUNTY NO.2
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3532X
Reported as
Mooney M2OF
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kern County No.2

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.