- Date
- November 5, 1969
- Place
- Blythe, CA · BLYTHE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2788WMooney M-20C
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149752
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4076 69/11/5 BLYTHE,CALIF MOONEY M-20C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 343 TIME - 0944 N2788W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 193 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLYTHE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YUMA,ARIZ BLYTHE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- T/O DID NOT RETRACT LDG GR.RECEIVED LDG INSTRUCTIONS RETRACTED LDG GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2788W
- Reported as
- Mooney M-20C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blythe
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