- Date
- September 23, 1969
- Place
- Fort Grant, AZ · FORT GRANT, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9153VMooney M-20C
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158536
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2659 69/9/23 FORT GRANT,ARIZ MOONEY M-20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N9153V PX- 0 0 3 OTHER AGE 25, 672 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 56 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT GRANT,ARIZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- T/O ON ROAD ADJ TO STRIP,SWERVED ACFT TO AVOID POLE GUY WIRE.ACFT UTILIZED FOR CATTLE SEARCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9153V
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eureka Ranch
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